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Town in Tōhoku, Japan
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みやぎ蔵王こけし館
Features over 5500 kokeshi (simple wooden dolls with no arms or legs), making it the largest kokeshi museum in Japan. It features the local Togatta Kokeshi along with all other varieties. Artisans also work here, so it's possible to watch them make kokeshi when they are present.
御釜
Named Okama after local cooking pots, it's known for its striking blue-green caldera lake.
佐藤龍平こけし店
A second-hand kokeshi shop with a wide variety of kokeshi dolls.
木目
The workshop of kokeshi artist Eisuke Sato (佐藤英太郎こけし工房) where he makes and sells his kokeshi.
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