Onigawara in the Bikan district of Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture.    

    Those are traditional Kokeshi. As you can see, they look a bit different from their more contemporary versions. If I remember correctly, this picture was taken in a shop in Bikan, Kurashiki.    

  About a month ago (on February 11th) as it was a holiday, we went for a small day trip to Kurashiki in the Okayama Prefecture (by the way, it was and still is the only time I spent on Honshū since I’ve moved to Japan). We especially visited the