The 48th Tsuchiyu kokeshi matsuri (kokeshi festival) will be held from June 1st to 2nd in Tsuchiyu onsen town of Fukushima prefecture, which is the crafting area of Tsuchiyu style kokeshi dolls.
You can enjoy shopping from some kokeshi craftsmen directly and see some events.
6月1日(土)～2日(日)の日程で、土湯こけしまつりが開催されます。
There will be 16 craftsmen.
They are Hideyuki SATO (Yajiro style, Fukushima prefecture), Naomi UEKI (Zao, Yamagata), Morizo SUSUMAGO (Nanbu, Iwate), Yasuo OKAZAKI (Naruko, Miyagi), Osamu SUGAWARA (Naruko, Akita) and so on.
Kokeshi live painting will be held, too. Two craftsmen paint kokeshi-e on a big washi paper. (‘e’ means ‘painting’ in Japanese.)
Tsuchiyu onsen is a hot spring area, which is around 30 minutes by car from Fukushima station. It’s a beautiful town surrounded by greenery. I posted some pictures about the festival in 2023.
I hope you will enjoy it!
第48回目のこけしまつりでは、5名の招待工人と土湯系こけし工人など約16名と2団体によるこけし販売やトークショー、こけし絵ライブペインティングなどが楽しめるそうです。
詳細は、ぜひ土湯こけしまつりウェブサイトやインスタグラムでご覧下さい。（写真は2023年のこけしまつりを訪れた際に撮ったものです）
information
Name : Tsuchiyu kokeshi matsuri 土湯こけしまつり
Date and time :
June 1st 10:00am – 5:00pm (kokeshi shopping from 10:30am-)
12:00pm- 1:00pm kokeshi live painting show, by Akihirao KONNO
2:00pm- 3:00pm kokeshi talk by Yoshinori JINNOHARA
June 2nd 9:30am – 3:00pm
10:00am- 11:00am kokeshi live painting show, by Yoshinori JINNOHARA
Other: you can paint your own kokeshi doll –800yen/ 1doll
Location: Tsuchiyu onsen Yume butai / Saknoue 27-3, Tsuchiyu onsen town, Fukushima city
Website : https://www.tcy.jp/event/139 (in Japanese)
