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The doll has a very simple shape;only the head of the globe and the body of the column. A joint of the head and the body was made thin so that a child was easy to grasp it.
The doll has a very simple shape;only the head of the globe and the body of the column. A joint of the head and the body was made thin so that a child was easy to grasp it.
== History ==
==History==
''Kokeshi'' came to be sold as a souvenir in the ''Tohoku'' district from ''Edo'' era.
''Kokeshi'' came to be sold as a souvenir in the ''Tohoku'' district from ''Edo'' era.
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>
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''==
There are 250+ types of ''kokeshi''.<ref name="nussbaum"/>
There are 250+ types of ''kokeshi''.<ref name="nussbaum"/>
*{{nihongo|''Tsuchiyu''|土湯系|}},<ref name="nussbaum"/> [[Fukushima Prefecture]]<ref>McDowell, [http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/9089/1/mcdowell_etdPitt2011.pdf.pdf pp. 37-39 <nowiki>[PDF 53-55 of 317]</nowiki>]; retrieved 2012-12-4.</ref>
*{{nihongo|''Tsuchiyu''|土湯系|}},<ref name="nussbaum"/> [[Fukushima Prefecture]]<ref>McDowell, [http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/9089/1/mcdowell_etdPitt2011.pdf.pdf pp. 37-39 <nowiki>[PDF 53-55 of 317]</nowiki>]; retrieved 2012-12-4.</ref>
*{{nihongo|''Tsugaru''|津軽系|}},<ref name="nussbaum"/> [[Aomori Prefecture]]<ref>McDowell, [http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/9089/1/mcdowell_etdPitt2011.pdf.pdf pp. 63, 126n43 <nowiki>[PDF 63, 142n43 of 317]</nowiki>]; retrieved 2012-12-4.</ref>
*{{nihongo|''Tsugaru''|津軽系|}},<ref name="nussbaum"/> [[Aomori Prefecture]]<ref>McDowell, [http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/9089/1/mcdowell_etdPitt2011.pdf.pdf pp. 63, 126n43 <nowiki>[PDF 63, 142n43 of 317]</nowiki>]; retrieved 2012-12-4.</ref>
== How to get ''kokeshi'' ==
==How to get ''kokeshi''==
*specialized store
*specialized store
*folk craft shop
*folk craft shop
and so on
and so on
==References==
== Kokeshi Media ==
<gallery widths='160px' heights='100%' mode='traditional' caption=''>
File:Kokeshi 20101105.jpg|Kokeshi is a Japanese traditional woody doll.
File:Kokeshi-finishing.jpg|Man finishing a kokeshi in Japan こけし作成
File:Kokeshijapan.jpg|a display of modern Kokeshi dolls in Japan
File:Kokeshi exhibit at Seattle Nihon Go Gakko 02.jpg|Kokeshi exhibit (November 2009-April 2010) at Seattle's Nihon Go Gakko / Japanese Cultural & Community Center. "Seattle Collects: 1,000 Kokeshi".
File:Oltoztetos kokesi 55 pe.jpg|{{center|'''Dress-up Kokeshi - With a Wardrobe'''}}(Creator: [[Réka Tóth-Vásárhelyi]], photo by Anita Tóth)
</gallery>
== References ==
[[File:Image-Japaneas New year Stamp of 1956.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Japanese postage stamp showing ''kokeshi'']]
[[File:Image-Japaneas New year Stamp of 1956.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Japanese postage stamp showing ''kokeshi'']]
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== 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] {{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.visitjapan-tohoku.org.e.cr.hp.transer.com/zone/kaminoyama/event/1580/ "32nd Michinoku Kokeshi Festival" at Destination Tohoku] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/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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[[Category:Japanese culture]]