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Special Exhibition of Hina Doll Festival of the Owari Tokugawa Family 2025, Feb. 1 - Apr.2
This special exhibition features Hina dolls and accessories that exude the dignity of the federal lords handed down to the Owari Tokugawa family in Owari Nagoya. The entrance to the Tokugawa Art Museum is decorated with Hina dolls from Onishi Ningyo Honten, the oldest doll shop in the Tokai region.

Peony Room, Shinden @Wiki

Special Exhibition Commemorating the 1150th Founding Anniversary of Daikakuji
at Tokyo National Museum, Jan. 21 - Mar.16
The exhibition introduces temple treasures, including painted sliding doors by Kano Sanraku, a Kano school painter from the early Edo period, and calligraphy by successive emperors. Daikakuji is an unparalleled temple that offers a glimpse into the refined court culture of ancient times. The temple was originally a beloved detached villa of Emperor Saga, widely regarded as the pioneer of the Imperial Court culture.

@Wakayama Tourism Federation

Oto Matsuri: Annual Festival at Kamikura Shrine, Feb.6
Around 2,000 men clad in white attire rush down the 538 steps from the summit to the base of Mt. Kamikura while carrying torches. Oto-Matsuri is Kamikura Shrine's sacred ritual festival held on February 6th annually for over 1800 years. The light of the torch is like the figure of a dragon descending a steep mountain.

Kinkakuji Hojo Open to Public First Time in 20 years,
Feb. 8 - Mar. 18
The temple's treasures, including fusuma-e (sliding-door paintings) such as Kozan Kurozu and Sennin Koshi Zu, and a dry garden designed by Soami, a renowned painter and landscape designer, will be opened to the public.

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