Aisatsu

Aisatsu

This blog is for family and friends, to share my feelings and photos with and for myself, to support my fading memory. Readers who have my site translated automatically, please refer to the original if necessary. Especially when it comes to identification. Any comments, anonymous or by email name are always welcome!.

Saturday 23 April 2016

Dolls festival in Yanagawa city

March 3rd is the official date for the girls festival, but in Yanagawa it lasts about a month.
We went there on a weekday end of February and found the place still quiet; shopkeepers all ready full of anticipation.  I focussed on the displays of hina dolls outside, the brightly colored silk costumes in a spring green background and natural light.













  



Handmade silk balls are one of the traditional decorations on dolls' festival. These are exhibited on the 2nd floor of the tourist center.



A gondolier waiting for customers



It was still cold. There stray cats found a warm spot inside a sweets shop





The end of the afternoon

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