Katsuo-ji Temple is known as the "Daruma temple" due to its large collection of the dolls. - Rebecca Cairns/CNN At Katsuo-ji Temple, Daruma dolls watch from every corner. They peer between tree ...

Kyodo gangu are the traditional folk toys of Japan. These simple dolls and figurines made from clay, wood and paper were what parents used to give to children at playtime, but are now more coveted by ...

Plonk the world's most bonkers person (Lady Gaga) into the world's most bonkers city (Tokyo) and what do you get? A press conference featuring life size silicone dolls of the singer, obvs. Gaga rocked ...

A park themed after the internationally popular monkey doll "Monchhichi" opened on April 9 in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward, where the doll was invented. The park includes disaster-prevention facilities and ...

TOKYO (dpa) – Dakko-chan (Hugging Baby), which was once Japan’s most popular doll in 1960s, will be back to the Japanese market this spring, after much criticism about the controversial doll. Back in ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH), one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will host an event entitled “Hina-Matsuri Girls’ Doll Festival ...

At Katsuo-ji Temple, Daruma dolls watch from every corner. They peer between tree branches, cluster around altars, and dot winding pathways, flashes of bright red among the hillside forest. The iconic ...