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The Dolls' Alleys - Hina Meguri Stroll (Ningyo Komichi Hina Meguri)

Takahama-City The Dolls' Alleys - Hina Meguri Stroll
(Ningyo Komichi Hina Meguri)

Date : 02/25/2023 - 03/12/2023

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In the weekends preceding and after the Hina Festival Day (March 3rd), households in the neighborhood of the famous Hina Dolls store Yoshihama Ningyo place their Hina decorations near the entrance so passers-by are able to enjoy all of them, in what is known as "Ningyo Komichi" (The Dolls' Alleys). Then, 15 local children selected in a draw are dressed in miniature traditional garments of old Japan and do a procession in the nearby streets. An extremely cute event to commemorate Girls' Day, in this renowned Dolls' Town!

Change or cancellation of events in 2022
-The Children's Ohinasama Procession has been cancelled.
-The stamp rally will be held on a smaller scale.
-Hands-on workshops have been cancelled.

[Cancelled] Children's Ohinasama Procession

Each year, little kids put on “hina” doll costumes and walk around the town at this popular event. The impressive procession of 15 children corresponds to a traditional “hina” doll display: a Otonosama Lord, an Ohimesama Princess, three court ladies, five court musicians, ministers of the left and right, and three guards.

Date: February 19th (Saturday), February 20th (Saturday), 2022
Holding time: From 10:00 AM

The Doll's Alley - Hina Meguri Stroll (Ningyo Komichi Hina Meguri)

Other Events

The Doll's Alleys - Hina Meguri Stroll (Ningyo Komichi Hina Meguri)

•Fukuyosebina "Luckbringer" Dolls
Exhibition of donated dolls with plenty of interesting items to see.

Date: February 19th (Saturday) to March 6th (Sunday), 2022
Venue: Children's Doll Workshop exhibition room in front of the plaza

•Ancient Hina Doll Exhibit
Valuable old hina dolls on display dating from the Edo period to the Showa era.

Date: February 19th (Saturday) to March 6th (Sunday), 2022

•Hina Meguri Stroll Haiku Contest
Submit a haiku about The Dolls’ Alleys based on themes such as the Children’s Ohinasama Procession, Fukuyose-bina Dolls, Ancient Hina Dolls, or the Hina Festival. Winning entries are expected to be announced in May. Place your entry into the submission box located in the Ichibankan building or send it in online.

Lots of other events will be held! Please see the official website for details.

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	: February 19th (Saturday) to March 6th (Sunday), 2022
Place	: Around the neighborhood of Ningyo Komichi (The Dolls' Alleys)
Location	: 〒444-1331 2-7-18 Yashiki-cho, Takahama-City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Parking	: Available *: Yoshihama Ningyo Dolls Shop or Yoshihama Machi Zukuri Kyogikai parking lots
Restrooms	: Available
Phone number	: 0566-53-2603 (Ningyo Komichi-no-Kai Secretariat)

Note: This page may not be current due to update time differences between site databases.
Should accuracy be critical, please verify this information using a direct source, whenever possible.

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ACCESS

Access by public transport

From Nagoya Station, take the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line train bound to Chiryu and Toyohashi, alight at Chiryu Station and change trains to the Meitetsu Mikawa Line bound to Takahama and Hekinan. Alight at Yoshihama Station and walk 3 min.
Access by car

From Higashiura I.C. of the Chitahanto Road (Chita Peninsula Road) head eastward by Route 23 for 7km then turn right at the intersection with Route 50, following it for 3.4km. Then turn left to enter Route 304 and turn right 150m. After 300m, the Yoshihama Dolls Store will be to the left and the parking lot to the right.