Exhibition Room 1　Ningyo Production in Saitama

Ningyo from Saitama

Saitama, in modern times, has created the ningyo for the third and fifth month annual celebrations and a bevy of other types, including ukiyo ningyo and kamishimo ningyo.The latter not only adorned the tiered hina displays in the third month but also were widely popular, mainly in rural areas, as representing prayers for bountiful harvests and successfully raising silkworms.After World War II, Iwatsuki produced even more types of ningyo, including kimekomi ningyo.Ningyo from Saitama decorated families’ living rooms throughout Japan.