Celebrate Hina Matsuri in a Big Way
At the Katsuura Big Doll Festival, hina dolls adorning the stone steps of Tomisaki Shrine to welcome visitors. The festival has been held since 2001, with around 7,000 Hina dolls being brought in as “foster children” from Katsuura-cho, Tokushima.
Everyday, the 1,800 Hina dolls that decorate the stone steps of Tomisaki Shrine are put out in the morning, and then all of them are put away at night. In addition, the whole city is adorned with Hina dolls during the event, such as all the stores of the shopping districts being decorated with ingeniously-made Hina dolls.
