Kokeshi Adventures こけしの冒険

Just after the earthquake. It could have been worse. T raditional kokeshis are, by design, top heavy. Not that kokeshi makers necessarily...

Welcome to Iwaki O n the weeked of 5-6 March we drove north to Fukushima Prefecture (福島県) in southernmost Tohoku, the land of kokeshis! O...

Our first view of Usaburo Kokeshi.  O ur very first kokeshi adventure took place on January 15th, 2011 when, on a whim, we got on the hig...

W hen we went to the All Gunma Kokeshi Concours on February 12th, we discovered these two amazing pieces among the kokeshis for sale. The di...

A s much as Naoko and I would prefer to visit kokeshi workshops, meet the creators, and purchase kokeshis in their native environment, we ar...