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PHOTO: Festival Prep

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                                <strong>FESTIVAL </strong><strong>PREP</strong>: Hina dolls placed in bamboo stands sat in rows at the Matsui Kogeisha workshop in Kamigori, Hyogo prefecture, in late February. About 1,000 sets were to be assembled by the end of the month, ahead of the Hina Matsuri girls festival to be celebrated on Friday. Artisans dressed the dolls in colorful kimono made from Yuzen washi paper and drew their faces using ink.

JAPAN NEWS-YOMIURI

FESTIVAL PREP: Hina dolls placed in bamboo stands sat in rows at the Matsui Kogeisha workshop in Kamigori, Hyogo prefecture, in late February. About 1,000 sets were to be assembled by the end of the month, ahead of the Hina Matsuri girls festival to be celebrated on Friday. Artisans dressed the dolls in colorful kimono made from Yuzen washi paper and drew their faces using ink.

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