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Chita City Museum Girls’ Day Hina Doll Festival Exhibition

Chita-City Chita City Museum Girls’ Day Hina Doll Festival Exhibition

Date : 01/18/2025 - 03/09/2025

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An elaborate display of royalty

March 3 is the Hina Doll Festival in Japan. This traditional celebration prays for the healthy upbringing of girls by decorating the house with "hina"—or "princess"—dolls.
A variety of dolls—such as the Edo period's style of decorating with emperor and empress dolls only or the Showa period's style of setting out an entire royal court—set the tone for the festival. Most of these dolls were actually used to decorate homes in the local Chita area.

Related events

Free photography corner: Become a princess!
During the Hina Doll Festival period, you can put on a kimono and take a commemorative photo at the Become a Princess picture area. Slip the kimono on over your clothes, so there's no need to have someone put it on for you.
• Price: Free of charge
• Application: Unnecessary

Live loom and other demonstrations and experiences
On Sundays during the Hina Doll Festival period, loom weaver volunteers from the Loom Society offer live demonstrations and hands-on experiences.
• Dates and time: 10:30 am–11:45 am on Sun during the event period
• Location: Permanent Exhibition Room
• Eligibility: Ages 3 and older with a height of 130 cm or taller for the loom weaving experience / Anyone to watch the demonstration or the thread spinning experience
• Price: Free of charge
• Application: Unnecessary (Come directly to the Permanent Exhibition Room during the demonstration times on the day of.)

Parent and child okoshimono creation workshop
Make your own okoshimono, a traditional, local confection served during the Hina Doll Festival.
• Date and time: 10:00 am–11:00 am on Sun, Feb 23
• Eligibility: Children in their first year of kindergarten to sixth-year elementary school ages and a guardian
• Participant capacity: Six groups (One group up to five people. Selected through a drawing should many applications be received.)
• Price: JPY 500
• What to bring: A large bowl, measuring cups, apron, kerchief, and container to bring confection back home
• Application reception: Sat, Feb 1–Sun, Feb 9
• Where to apply: Chita City Museum (0562-33-1571)

Notes:
• You may need to steam the okoshimono depending on time during the workshop.
• Postponement or cancellation may occur due to certain circumstances.

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	: Sat, Jan 18–Sun, Mar 9, 2025
Holding time	: 9:00 am–5:00 pm (admission until 4:30 pm)
Place	: Chita City Museum
Location	: 〒478-0047 12-2 Midori-cho, Chita-shi, Aichi
Fee	: Free of charge

Parking	: Available, free of charge (23 spaces)
Restrooms	: Available
Phone number	: 0562-33-1571 (Fyutorii Chita Chita City Museum)
Holidays	: Mon (open Mon, Feb 24 [make-up holiday] and closed Tue, Feb 25)

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

Chita City exhibition details page (Japanese)

ACCESS

Access by public transport

From Nagoya Station, take the Meitetsu Tokoname Line and get off at Asakura Station. Then, either:
• Walk 10 min. (750 m) northeast.
• Take the Chita City Ai-Ai Bus and get off at Rekishi Minzoku Hakubutsukan-mae Bus Stop.
Access by car

Approx. 850 m northeast from Asakura Interchange on the Nishi-Chita Sangyo Bypass Road.

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