Events:
The fall foliage season has started in the Taisetsu Mountain Range, Hokkaido.
https://sounkyovc.net/blog (Japanese version)

2024 Fall Foliage Forecast
https://www.jrailpass.com/blog/japan-autumn-leaves-forecast
https://n-kishou.com/corp/news-contents/autumn/?lang=en
https://tenki.jp/kouyou/expectation.html(Japanese version only)
https://koyo.walkerplus.com/topics/article/210122/ (western Japan, Japanese version only)
https://koyo.walkerplus.com/topics/article/161896/ (eastern Japan, Japanese version only)
https://koyo.walkerplus.com/topics/article/203976/ (northern Japan, Japanese version only)

when and where to see fall foliage(Japanese version only):
https://weathernews.jp/koyo/
https://sp.jorudan.co.jp/leaf/
https://koyo.walkerplus.com/

fireworks festivals will also be held in October and November
fireworks festivals(Japanese version only):
https://hanabi.walkerplus.com/
https://sp.jorudan.co.jp/hanabi/

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Doll's Festival(1)

March 3rd is the Japanese Doll's Festival or Girls' Festival called Hina Matsuri(雛祭り).

雛人形
雛人形 by dancingnomad3 /flickr

 
人吉球磨ひなまつり
人吉球磨ひなまつり by alberth2 /flickr

the Doll's Festival in Hitoyoshi-kuma(人吉球磨) area in Kumamoto Prefecture
Families with girls started to display hina dolls at home. This custom started in the Edo Period. Recently, many Dolls' Festivals are held in various areas. Their towns are decoratied with their own distinctive hina dolls and ornaments.
On the top shelf are emperor and empress.
On the second shelf are three court ladies.　
On the third shelf are five musicians.
On the fouth shelf are two ministers called sa-daijin(左大臣:Minister of the Left) and u-daijin(右大臣:Minister of the Right)　and diamond-shaped rice cakes. The elderly man is sa-daijin.
On the fifth shelf are three servants holding shoes, a shrouded parasol and hat(in Kyoto, holding cleaning things) and mandarin orange tree and cherry tree.
On the sixth shelf are furniture and household goods including tansu(箪笥, chest),Hasami-bako(鋏箱) on nagamochi(長持,a large oblong chest),kyodai(鏡台,dressing table),hari-bako(針箱, needlework box),hibachi(火鉢,charcoal brazier),daisu(台子, a display stand for tea ceremony utensils).
On the seventh shelf are kago(駕籠,palanquin),ju-bako(重箱,tiered food boxes),Gosyo-guruma(御所車, court carriage).

daisu(台子)




ju-bako(重箱)




kago(駕籠)





Gosyo-guruma(御所車)
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P3018170.JPG by Goran Zec /flickr













modern empress doll

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P3018169.JPG by Goran Zec /flickr

















modern emperor doll


servant holding  a shrouded parasol





Photo by Yokaphoto.net



emperor and empress, three court ladies, two ministers











My hina dolls were the same as this set of hina dolls in a glass case.

Hina-Ningyō (Hina Dolls)
Hina-Ningyō (Hina Dolls) by Hyougushi /flickr
chirashizushi(sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top) and a salt-based soup containing unshelled clams are standard dishes for the Doll's Festival.

hinamatsuri dishes-f04.jpg by midorisyu /flickr


hinamatsuri dishes-f02.jpg by midorisyu /flickr








the Girl's Festival by rok1966　/flickr

 cake for the Doll Festival



 
 
 

Hina dolls are being displayed at the City Konosu City Hall in Saitama Prefecture.
 
鴻巣市役所のおひな様
鴻巣市役所のおひな様 by onohiroki /flickr
鴻巣市役所のおひな様
鴻巣市役所のおひな様 by onohiroki /flickr
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2 comments:

  1. IlonaMarch 4, 2012 at 3:40 AM

    Hello Ichinen, thank you soooo much for these pictures!!! The hina dolls are gorgeous! Oh, what would I like to see everything with my own eyes!! I think that I should need hours and hours to see everything. It is so beautiful, especially those amazing dolls. Also the food, I would like to taste it.
    Thank you for sharing and I hope you have a great weekend,Ilona

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    1. ichinenMarch 6, 2012 at 10:26 PM

      Most of families with girls have their own hina dolls in Japan although the dolls vary in size and price. I hope this custom become popular even in other countries.

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