KTVZ

Daruma dolls are one of Japan’s most popular souvenirs. But where do they come from?

Osaka, Japan (CNN) — At Katsuo-ji Temple, Daruma dolls watch from every corner. They peer between tree branches, cluster around altars, and dot winding pathways, flashes of bright red among the ...
Artnet

Japanese Artist Replaces Her Town’s Dead With Uncanny Dolls

Over the past 11 years the tiny village of Nagoro, Japan, has seen its population dwindle by the hundreds as residents have left for larger cities and died off. Over the same period the artist Ayano ...
THE WEEK

This Japanese town is populated almost entirely by creepy dolls

The tiny village of Nagoro on Shikoku, Japan, used to be home to a large company and hundreds of people. Now, there are only 37 inhabitants — or at least, only 37 living inhabitants. Nagoro is also ...
Sioux City Journal

Those all-bisque dolls were made in Japan

DEAR HELAINE AND JOE: Each of these 10 dolls is 2-1/2 inches tall and marked "Japan." They are in good condition and are in their original box. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you. - B.L., ...