Kokeshi Adventures こけしの冒険

A kokeshi version of Marie Antoinette? A kokeshi is a pretty simple thing really. It has a head, a limbless body, and nothing else. While...

I f you've ever been to Japan then you've seen plenty of norens 暖簾. They are the pieces of cloth, usually split in half or thirds, t...

Welcome to Akiu Onsen! J ust south of Sakunami Onsen (described in a previous entry) across a ridgeline lies Akiu Onsen 秋保温泉 (pronounced ...

An explanation of the Akiu Craft Park. D uring our big Sakunami kokeshi adventure we drove from downtown Sendai up into the mountains to ...

O f all the colors one doesn't see painted on kokeshis, blue is conspicuous. It's true that's there is a kind of light blue-gree...

M uch like there are big dogs and little dogs, there are big kokeshis and there are small kokeshis. I happen to like them all, and here we ...

Gangu'an Kokeshiya exterior. U p in the hills outside of Sendai City is Akiu Craft Park 秋保工芸の里, a complex with Japanese-style buildin...