Kokeshi Adventures こけしの冒険

Kokeshi doll and action figure. W e acquired this traditional kokeshi on a trip to Kamakura on January 29th (more on that trip in a futur...

Mr. Kuninobu Okura in his Hachioji workshop. T he kokeshi tradition is firmly rooted in the six prefectures of northeastern Japan, calle...

U nder gray skies on Saturday, February 12th the kids, Naoko and I drove north on the Kan'etsu Highway from western Tokyo to Maebashi Ci...

A traditional kokeshi doll. W hat is a kokeshi （こけし） doll? One thing that can be said with certainty about them is that they are made of ...