Katsuo-ji Temple is known as the "Daruma temple" due to its large collection of the dolls. - Rebecca Cairns/CNN At Katsuo-ji Temple, Daruma dolls watch from every corner. They peer between tree ...

TOKYO — Meet Lulu Hashimoto — a human being clad in a full-body doll costume consisting of a wig, a mask and stockings patterned with doll-like joints. According to her creator Hitomi Komaki, she is ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Meet Lulu Hashimoto, a "living doll" and the latest trend in Tokyo's fashion modelling scene. Lulu - a full-body doll suit consisting of a wig, a mask and stockings patterned with ...

The Yokohama Doll Museum in Kanagawa Prefecture is one of the largest doll museums in Japan. The museum’s collection showcases 1,300 dolls from 140 countries around the world, including traditional ...

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 hillside forest. The iconic ...