Tomisaki Shrine, Katsuura, Chiba
On March 3, families with girls celebrate "Hina-matsuri", literally means Doll Festival, to pray for their daughters' happiness and healthy life. Dolls dressed in elaborate Heian-era costumes representing the Emperor, Empress and their court are displayed on a red-carpeted, stepped platform at home.
The city of Katsuura holds "Big Doll Festival" in early spring and displays 30 thousand dolls throughout the city.
I visited Tomisaki Shrine where 15 hundred dolls were presented on the 60-tier stone steps which leads to the main hall of the shrine. In the evening, the dolls are spectacularly illuminated.
From Tokyo to Katsuura, it takes one and half hour by train.
From Tokyo to Katsuura, it takes one and half hour by train.
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