TOKYO, Jan 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Keio Plaza Hotel (KPH), one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will host a special exhibition of Japanese arts entitled “Enjoying Japan’s Traditional Girls’ Doll Festival (Hinamatsuri)” displaying various traditional artworks in February and March, 2016. “Hinamatsuri” is a traditional event held annually in Japan at which families pray for the health and happiness of their female children. This festival is known for its colorful dolls and ornaments that embody the atmosphere of spring when it is held. Our exhibition this year features over 6,000 finely hand woven silk cloth art items to give visitors a taste of Japan’s traditional arts representative of the doll festival. In addition, the artworks of “origata” gift wrapping and “musubi” knot tying, whose methods are also used in “hinamatsuri” doll ornaments, will be exhibited to show how they have played a key role in Japanese culture.
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