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[Held in February/March 2024] An impressive 200 Hina dolls! "Bikkuri Doll's Festival" -2/10~3/3-

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Doll's Festival is an event where dolls and peach blossoms are displayed to pray for the growth of girls. At the ``Bikkuri Hina Matsuri'' in Open-Air Museum Boso-no-Mura, about 200 hina dolls are lined up on a 7.6m wide, 3.1m deep, and 1.7m high doll platform. Please take a look at the spectacular h...

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What is “Bikkuri Hinamatsuri”?

Chiba Prefectural Open-Air Museum Boso-no-Mura (Sakae Town, Inba District, Chiba Prefecture) is a participatory museum where you can learn about history by directly experiencing the traditional lifestyle and techniques of Boso.

We also recreate annual events for each season, conveying the prayers and wishes of people of the past.

Doll's Festival is an event where dolls and peach flowers are displayed to wish for girls' growth and happiness.

At Open-Air Museum Boso-no-Mura, approximately 200 Hina dolls will be displayed on an extra-large doll platform to celebrate.

Event details

・Date: February 10th (Saturday) to March 3rd (Sunday), 2024

・Time: 9:00-16:30

・Location: Chiba Prefectural Open-Air Museum Boso-no-Mura (1028 Ryukakuji, Sakaemachi, Inba-gun, Chiba Prefecture)

・Transportation: Approximately 20 minutes by bus bound for Ryukakujidai garage from the west exit of JR Narita Station, get off at Ryukakujidai 2-chome, and walk for approximately 10 minutes.

From Higashi-Kanto Expressway Narita IC, go straight towards Narita city for about 3km, then at Tsuchiya intersection go straight towards Sakae for 7km.

・Admission fee: 300 yen for individuals, 150 yen for high school and university students

Free admission for junior high school students and younger, persons aged 65 and over, persons with a disability certificate, and one caregiver.

・Official website: http://www2.chiba-muse.or.jp/MURA/

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Boso-no-Mura is a museum whose purpose is to directly experience Boso's traditional lifestyle and techniques, as well as learn about its history through exhibits of archaeological artifacts excavated from various parts of the prefecture, as well as merchant houses, samurai residences, and farmhouses. The "Craft-making Area" recreates merchant houses, samurai residences, farms, etc. in Boso from the late Edo period to the early Meiji period, including the landscape and environment of those days. In addition to exhibits, visitors can learn about traditional techniques and the lifestyle of the time through direct experience. In the "Fudoki-no-Oka Area" where you can learn about history and nature, you will find rich woodlands and Ryukakuji burial mounds, one of the largest in the prefecture, spread throughout the area. You can see the Fudoki-no-Oka Museum, which exhibits archaeological materials excavated from primitive and ancient ruins, as well as relocated cultural property buildings.

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