Japan Travel: Doll Festival 1800 Dolls on 60 Shrine Steps – Hina Matsuri Tomisaki Shrine 雛祭り 勝浦市

Hina Matsuri is a Japanese doll festival where dolls are set out to pray for the health and success of girls. The dolls represent the Imperial Court of the Heian Period (794-1185). At Tomisaki Shrine in Katsuura in Chiba Prefecture, they put up an impressive display with 1800 dolls on its 60 steep steps.

Hina Matsuri is Match 3rd but the displays go up about a week before and can been in many places.