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Yayoi: Doll Festival, Clam Digging, and Other Traditional Events in March

  • Girls in fine kimonos admire a display of hina dolls in a print from the series Children Playing During the Five Seasonal Festivals by artist Torii Kiyonaga. (Courtesy the Tokyo National Museum/Colbase)

    Girls in fine kimonos admire a display of hina dolls in a print from the series Children Playing During the Five Seasonal Festivals by artist Torii Kiyonaga. (Courtesy the Tokyo National Museum/Colbase)

  • Clammers at the tidal flats in Shinagawa from the series Famous Places in Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige II. (Courtesy of the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library Special Collection Room)

    Clammers at the tidal flats in Shinagawa from the series Famous Places in Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige II. (Courtesy of the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library Special Collection Room)

  • Parishioners carry a mikoshi during the Sanja Festival. (© Pixta)

    Parishioners carry a mikoshi during the Sanja Festival. (© Pixta)

  • Cherry Trees in Rain on the Sumida River Embankment from Utagawa Hiroshige’s series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital. The scene depicts a popular blossom viewing area in what today is Sumida’s Mukōjima. (Courtesy of the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library Special Collection Room)

    Cherry Trees in Rain on the Sumida River Embankment from Utagawa Hiroshige’s series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital. The scene depicts a popular blossom viewing area in what today is Sumida’s Mukōjima. (Courtesy of the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library Special Collection Room)

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