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Hina Tour Through Ningyo Komichi Alley

Hina Tour Through Ningyo Komichi Alley

Date: Feb 21,2026(Sat) ～ Mar 8(Sun)

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A literal Doll Alley

Leading up to the Hina Doll Festival on March 3, the Ningyo Komichi, or Doll Alley, offers up a variety of hina dolls from the Edo and Meiji periods to the Showa period for display as well as exhibits of hina dolls in comical situations. On weekends during the event period, 15 young children selected through a drawing dress up in attire from ancient Japanese court life and parade through the town. Nearby households too take on the hina doll spirit and set up displays along the street, with swinginghina dolls merrily swaying back and forth. This performance is something you'll find nowhere else than in Takahama City, the location of famous Japanese doll maker Yoshihama Dolls.

Children's Hina Parade

Young children put on the traditional garb of hina dolls in this widely popular event each year. Fifteen take up the roles of the emperor and empress, court ladies, musicians, ministers, and servants, popping out from their decorative placing on the traditional stepped display stand to walk along the streets.

Notes:
• Apply to the Hina Parade online.
• Roles are decided based on height and gender.
• The emperor and empress are selected from participants from the previous year and are not available for application.

• Dates: Sat, Feb 28 and Sat, Mar 7, 2026 (postponed to Sun, Mar 1 and Sun, Mar 8 should rainy weather occur)
• Time: 10:00 am–11:00 pm

Other events

Comical hina doll exhibit
Enjoy fukuyose hina dolls—dolls in comical poses and on display in unique situations—available to acclaim every year. The theme for this year is a new take on the Japanese Urashima Taro fairytale and a parasports competition.

Antique hina doll display
Precious hina dolls from the Edo period to the Showa period of Japanese history are put on display.

Stamp hunt
Hunt for stamps every day of the event period. Plus, on weekends during the same period, drawings are held.

Market
An Oiden Market takes place in the Oiden Yokocho Alley on Sunday, March 1 and Monday, March 2.

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	10:00 am–4:00 pm
Place	Around Ningyo Komichi Alley
Location	〒444-1331 1-5-1 Yashiki-cho, Takahama-shi, Aichi
Fee	Some events require a fee Note: • Prices are subject to change. Check the official site, etc. for the most up-to-date information.
Parking	Available, free of charge (100 spaces)
Restrooms	Available
Phone number	0566-53-2603 (Ningyo Komichi Alley Society)

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.

LINK

Ningyo Komichi Alley Society event page (Japanese)

ACCESS

Access by public transport

From Nagoya Station, take the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line bound of Chiryu and Toyohashi, get off at Chiryu Station and change trains to the Meitetsu Mikawa Line bound for Takahama and Hekinan. Get off at Yoshihama Station and walk 3 min.
Access by car

From Higashiura Interchange on the Chitahanto Road, head east on Route 23 for 7 km. Turn right at the intersection with Route 50 and follow it for 3.4 km. Then, turn left to enter Route 304 and turn right after 150 m. 300 m down the road, the Yoshihama Dolls will be to the left and the parking lot to the right.