Changes

When the ''Taisho'' era began, ''kokeshi'' turned into the role as the appreciation things of adult rather than the toy of the child.

When the ''Taisho'' era began, ''kokeshi'' turned into the role as the appreciation things of adult rather than the toy of the child.

An all-Japan ''kokeshi'' contest is held every year in May. Since 1954, the annual Prime Minister's prize has been awarded to the best work of creative ''kokeshi'' makers.<ref>[http://www.usaburo.com/buy/ayumi/eayumi.htm  "About the creative kokeshi dolls" at usaburo.com]; retrieved 2012-12-4.</ref>

An all-Japan ''kokeshi'' contest is held every year in May. Since 1954, the annual Prime Minister's prize has been awarded to the best work of creative ''kokeshi'' makers.<ref>[http://www.usaburo.com/buy/ayumi/eayumi.htm  "About the creative kokeshi dolls" at usaburo.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903010008/http://www.usaburo.com/buy/ayumi/eayumi.htm |date=2012-09-03 }}; retrieved 2012-12-4.</ref>

==Types of ''kokeshi''==

==Types of ''kokeshi''==

==Other websites==

==Other websites==

{{Commons category-inline|Kokeshi}}

{{Commons category-inline|Kokeshi}}

* [http://www.visitjapan-tohoku.org.e.cr.hp.transer.com/zone/kaminoyama/event/1580/ "32nd Michinoku Kokeshi Festival" at Destination Tohoku]

* [http://www.visitjapan-tohoku.org.e.cr.hp.transer.com/zone/kaminoyama/event/1580/ "32nd Michinoku Kokeshi Festival" at Destination Tohoku] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130204233202/http://www.visitjapan-tohoku.org.e.cr.hp.transer.com/zone/kaminoyama/event/1580/ |date=2013-02-04 }}

* [http://www.japanya.co.uk/kokeshi.aspx  "''Kokeshi''" at Japanya.co.uk]

* [http://www.japanya.co.uk/kokeshi.aspx  "''Kokeshi''" at Japanya.co.uk]

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