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Regional Doll Museum
Fukuoka Tower 1F, 2-3-26 Momochi-hama, Fukuoka, JapanTel: +81 (0)92 823 0234
This small showroom by the Fukuoka Tower features hundreds of dolls and figurines made in the region. There is a JPY300 charge to enter. Although there are a number of styles to speak of, the most important are the Hakata dolls.
Hakata dolls are unique to Fukuoka, and make great gifts. Unlike porcelain dolls that you see elsewhere, these are fired in a kiln. While more elaborate dolls can put you back several hundred thousand yen, smaller ones may only cost you a few hundred yen.
The history of these dolls dates back to 1600, when, in commemoration of the completion of Maizuru Castle in Fukuoka, a local slate-maker offered to Nagamasa Kuroda, the ruling lord, a doll made of the same material with which he worked. A number of refinements were introduced over the years, and the doll eventually received its name in 1890, at a doll show in Tokyo. In 1976, the government designated the Hakata Doll as a traditional national art.
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