Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Katsuo-ji Temple is known as the "Daruma temple" due to its large collection of the dolls. - Rebecca Cairns/CNN At Katsuo-ji ...

A Japanese village struggling with a low population created life-sized dolls to mimic the feeling of a bustling society. The hamlet of Ichinono, which has less than 60 residents and only one child, is ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Hina Matsuri festival, celebrated every spring in hopes of girls' healthy growth, typically features ...

A Japanese artisan demonstrates the skill needed to produce kokeshi. A Japanese artisan demonstrates the skill needed to produce kokeshi. The family of Teruyuki Hiraga has been making kokeshi, or ...

At Katsuo-ji Temple, Daruma dolls watch from every corner. They peer between tree branches, cluster around altars, and dot winding pathways, flashes of bright red among the hillside forest. The iconic ...