{"id":1233,"date":"2012-02-25T22:15:18","date_gmt":"2012-02-25T13:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/?p=1233"},"modified":"2017-02-20T08:56:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-19T23:56:00","slug":"hina-matsuri-doll-festival-in-shiga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/hina-matsuri-doll-festival-in-shiga\/","title":{"rendered":"Hina-matsuri doll festivals in Shiga"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hina dolls in Gokasho. Click image to see more photos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Updated: Feb. 15, 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Hina-matsuri dolls (\u96db\u796d\u308a\u306e\u96db\u4eba\u5f62) are being displayed at the following\u00a0locations in eastern Shiga to celebrate Girl’s Day on March 3.<\/p>\n

Gokasho, Higashi-Omi:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Normal hina ningyo dolls are displayed in the Omi-shonin merchant homes and museums. They are on display from Feb. 1 to\u00a0March 20, 2017<\/strong> (9:30 am to 5:00 pm, closed on Feb. 6) in the former residences of Tonomura Uhee (\u5916\u6751 \u5b87\u5175\u885b), Tonomura Shigeru (\u5916\u6751 \u7e41), Nakae Jungoro (\u4e2d\u6c5f \u6e96\u4e94\u90ce), and Fujii Hikoshiro (\u85e4\u4e95 \u5f66\u56db\u90ce\u90b8). The homes are large, stately Japanese-style mansions. Must-see for architecture buffs. Buy a single \u00a5600 ticket and you can enter all the homes.<\/p>\n

On the weekend of Feb. 18\u201319, 2017<\/strong>, Gokasho is having a unique event of live hina dolls called Ningen Hina-matsuri<\/em> (\u306b\u3093\u3052\u3093\u96db\u307e\u3064\u308a). Yes, they are real girls, ten of them, dressed as Hina dolls. They will appear twice on both\u00a0days\u00a0at\u00a010:00 am to 11:30 am and at 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm at the\u00a0Omi-shonin merchant home of Tonomura Shigeru\u00a0(\u5916\u6751\u7e41\u90b8).
\nClosest train station is\u00a0Ohmi Railways Gokasho Station<\/a>. Photos<\/a> | Photos 2<\/a> |\u00a0Google Map<\/a>\u00a0| English website<\/a>\u00a0| Web info 2<\/a><\/p>\n

Omi-Hachiman:<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Hina dolls on display from Feb. 4 to March 26, 2017<\/strong> at several locations including the\u00a0former\u00a0Ban family residence (\u65e7\u4f34\u5bb6\u4f4f\u5b85) (closed Mon.)\u00a0that was an\u00a0Omi merchant home. It\u00a0also served as a girls school and public library until 1997. Spacious room with a large display of Hina dolls.\u00a0The former Nishikawa Residence (Kyu-Nishikawa-ke Jutaku \u65e7\u897f\u5ddd\u5bb6\u4f4f) also has doll display. This is a large Omi merchant home designated as an Important Cultural Property. The Museum of History and Folklore (\u6b74\u53f2\u6c11\u4fd7\u8cc7\u6599\u9928), Hakuunkan, and some shops in central Omi-Hachiman will also have hina doll displays. Closest train station is Omi-Hachiman Station<\/a> from where buses run to the Hachiman-bori area.\u00a0Photos<\/a> |\u00a0Google Map<\/a>\u00a0| English website<\/a><\/p>\n

Hino:<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Central Hino is holding its annual Hinamatsuri Doll Festival from Feb. 12 to March 12, 2017<\/strong>. Dolls are displayed at Omi Hino Merchant House (\u8fd1\u6c5f\u65e5\u91ce\u5546\u4eba\u9928),\u00a0the former home of Hino merchant Yamanaka Hyouemon that was donated to the town in 1981. Now a museum exhibiting the history and artifacts of the Hino merchants. Admission 300 yen. Another place is Hino Machikado Kan-okan (\u65e5\u91ce\u307e\u3061\u304b\u3069\u611f\u5fdc\u9928) which is a former merchant’s home along Hino’s main road. It is also a tourist information office. Free admission. Some shops and homes in central Hino from Okubo Ginza to Umamioka Watamuki Shrine will also\u00a0have hina doll displays. Closest train station is Ohmi Railways Hino\u00a0Station<\/a>.\u00a0Photos<\/a> |\u00a0Google Map<\/a>\u00a0| English website<\/a><\/p>\n

Enjoy Girl’s Day!<\/p>\n

Japanese hina-matsuri map:\u00a0http:\/\/www.omi-syonin.com\/hina_html\/hina04.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Updated: Feb. 15, 2017 Hina-matsuri dolls (\u96db\u796d\u308a\u306e\u96db\u4eba\u5f62) are being displayed at the following\u00a0locations in eastern Shiga to celebrate Girl’s Day on March 3. Gokasho, Higashi-Omi:\u00a0Normal hina ningyo dolls are displayed in the Omi-shonin merchant homes and museums. They are on… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,6,20,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spring","category-higashiomi","category-omihachiman","category-otsu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1233"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4703,"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1233\/revisions\/4703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}