Kyoto Doll Artisan's Story: Inheriting and Transmitting Japan's Emotional Culture

Traditional Kyoto doll maker, Sekihara Shiko, tells her story about taking over her family's doll making tradition and introducing this traditional Japanese culture to the world with her exhibitions in Europe. We visit Sekihara in her workshop and at her Spring 2012 exhibition in Kyoto.
Narrated in Japanese by Sekihara with English subtitles.
Creative Direction: Michael Baxter
Photography and Videography: Miao Long
Presented by KyotoStore

[@shelleythornton9004]

These special dolls your family made and you make now are just amazing.

[@louisasmiles]

i like her motivation and vision to invent new styles xxx

[@juliesczesny90]

Domo Arigato! Love these dolls! Exbf stole all of mine. I enjoy your hardwork, Japanese culture, centuries of Artisan work you so lovingly put into these dolls with your own hands.

[@xiang4485]

Ur dolls are amazing

[@KM00Youtube]

Very beautiful and so wonderful to take over the family business. You were able to express your own designs as well. Totally amazing!!! :)

[@CynAnne1]

Such intricacy and attention to the fine details...beautiful work, Ms. Shikou! 🌸💐🌸

[@Chrom4Prez]

so beautiful
the western dolls were so unique

[@rienthongw]

It's such a beautiful doll, I had 1 and I love it.

[@Momo01851]

Very beautiful ladies. tfs

[@olgui375]

Lovely dolls

[@ximenacallejas3314]

So so beautiful beautiful

[@barbarawaa8511]

They are such beautiful works of art! What skill you have.

[@julietaorliacq3295]

Such a beautiful work...

[@deaconsmom2000]

Amazing. Simply amazing. I wish we had a doll artisan schooled in traditional Japanese style here. I bought an antique doll and her hair is a disaster.

[@alejandraanequintanatiscar9837]

amazing

[@1caclassic]

Beautiful dolls...now I know what the hair of my doll is made of and in the end of the video it says Kyoto Market so it seems one can buy dolls there.

[@weerobot]

Hope to get some...

[@LINGYang]

no wonder the doll is so experience I see now I do have one

[@ctarsund]

FOR ART!!
✏🎨

[@SuperShinkazu]

Wooooow simpli gorgeous all of them.
Where can I buy those dolls in Kyoto, please?

[@Notwantedbylove]

Does anyone know the type (name) of glue she uses to attach the hair into the head ?
Thank you

[@payeldas8224]

i have a girl child , her age is 7 , shes name is Arijita , she always wants a this Doll in her birthday and X'mas , but here local market i dont get it , so she always crying and pride for it

[@tarannumirfath3676]

Gakoi Anata ga Gakoi

[@thanhlycao4843]