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Hina Matsuri Dolls Travel Tip

Mar 3, 2011 | 53 feedbacks »

On March 3rd, on Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival), the families with daughters exhibit gorgeous sets of dolls dressed in the Heian period style, the Hina Matsuri dolls (hina-ningyo).
The Hina Matsuri sets (new or passed from generation to generation) are gifts given to the little girl by parents or grandparents. A new set is very expensive, usually starting from 50-60.000 yen (5-600 USD) and going up to 1 million yen. I even saw sets with a price tag of 3 million yen - over 30000 USD!

A full set is comprised of several dolls, carefully arranged in an established order: the Emperor and the Empress, three court ladies (sannin-kanjo), five musicians (gonin-bayashi), two ministers (udaijin and sadaijin), three servants and a variety of miniature furniture, tools, carriages. However, a full set is not only very expensive but also takes a lot of place, so the most popular sets include only the Emperor and the Empress.

Travel Tip: There’s a group of 6-7 stores specialized in Hina Matsuri dolls around the JR Asakusabashi Station, Tokyo. If you visit Tokyo, take 3-4 hours to visit them and you will not regret it! The dolls are amazingly beautiful, in a variety of styles not matched by any museum.

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Hina Matsuri Dolls
Hina Matsuri Dolls

Info:

Nikon D90
Lens: VR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G
Focal Length: 28mm
Aperture: F/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 500

Photo participating to Travel Photo Thursday.

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 Cathy Sweeney · http://www.travelingwithsweeney.com
I love the idea of passing the dolls along from generation to generation. A lovely tradition. Very nice photo.
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 Michael Figueiredo · http://struxtravel.com
I love this shot! Every day I post on my Facebook Page a holiday that's happening somewhere in the world and today I wrote Happy Hina Matsuri to teach people about the holiday :)
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 Nancie · http://budgettravelerssandbox.com
Love Japanese dolls!

Thanks for posting at Travel Photo Thursday.
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 Keith Graff · http://portraitsofanislandpeople.blogspot.com/
As always, great photos and background for the readers. Love your blog!!!
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It must have been very interesting... I'm glad you enjoy the photo! :)

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 Leigh · http://www.hikebiketravel.com/
I can't get over the price tag of some of those doll sets.
03/03/11 @ 19:09
 keatsthesunshinegirl · http://keatsthesunshinegirl.blogspot.com
I attended this interesting celebration in KL a few years ago. Glad to see this lovely picture of the dolls.
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