Surf these sites: A Page for Japanese Dolls -- Personal site with 5 pages of web links to sites showing Japanese dolls. Not just a list of links, there are illustrations, explanations and a bit of doll history here, too. All About Hina Dolls -- Kyoto National Museum site. Historical development of the dolls and their display. Nicely illustrated. Azumi Japanese Gallery -- Nadia Azumi, 6 Nocturne Court, Rockville, MD 20850. Japanese handmade dolls,on line classes in doll making, and washi rice paper,and washi crafts. Online sales. JADE (Japanese American Doll Enthusists) -- Collectors and dealers group. Illustrated info on various types of Japanese dolls. Particularly interesting is the section on the ''''Friendship Dolls''''. Kimekomi and Hina Dolls -- Short description, 2 photos. Naruko Kokeshi -- Wooden dolls made only in the Tohoku region. Takasaki Daruma -- The Takahashi town area makes 80% of the daruma in Japan.
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