Here is a from a recent visit to Toys R Us in a nearby city. Yup, the same Toys R Us that we have in the states. We went just to poke around. March 3-5 is a festival called Hinamatsuri. And since March is almost here they were selling traditional Japanese doll sets. The prices can range from a few dollars to thousands.
Steph is standing in front of a doll set that costs $550.00.
From Wikipedia: Hinamatsuri (click for more info) or Girls' Day, (雛祭, ひなまつり;) is the Doll Festival in Japan. On the 3rd of March, people display dolls (雛人形; hinaningyō) dressed in old-style kimonos. Tiered platforms with red cloth (hi-mousen, 緋毛氈) are used to display a set of dolls representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians in traditional court dress.
Click here to listen to the Hinamatsuri song!
These dolls are not the norm. Because there is such a love for Dinsey and Hello Kitty here, they have been integrated into everything! This was the first time that we saw dolls of Cinderella and Prince Charming! I think that one is definately the most wild! They aren't even dressed in Japanese attire! Funny huh?
Click here to get a nice explaination of Hinamatsuri from Kids Web Japan
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