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 ...

On Saturday, an exhibition of Japanese dolls opens at the Rochester Museum and Science Center. It is worth going to see the dolls for their beauty and craftsmanship. But even more impressive is what ...

In Japan there is a doll for every ceremony and occasion—and a number of different types of dolls are sold at most Shinto shrines. I bought this beautifully painted ceramic doll (one of many shapes) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...