Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Try your hand at this traditional Japanese craft in Iwatsuki, a neighborhood known for doll-making, where the Iwatsuki Ningyo Museum opened in 2020! The craftspeople of Iwatsuki deftly carve out the shapes of little people and animals, push colorful fabric into the etched chanels, and paint on dainty little faces to create unique dolls each time. From the doll's particular position or hairstyle, down to the little changes in facial expression, workshop participants get to see just how much personality these little changes can give each traditional "kimekomi-ningyo" doll (木目込み人形).
Try your hand at this traditional Japanese craft in Iwatsuki, a neighborhood known for doll-making, where the Iwatsuki Ningyo Museum opened in 2020! The craftspeople of Iwatsuki deftly carve out the shapes of little people and animals, push colorful fabric into the etched chanels, and paint on dainty little faces to create unique dolls each time. From the doll's particular position or hairstyle, down to the little changes in facial expression, workshop participants get to see just how much personality these little changes can give each traditional "kimekomi-ningyo" doll (木目込み人形).
