Big Hinamatsuri" in Katsuura, Chiba
February 23, 2018, Katsuura, Japan - Some 1800 dolls decorate the 60 steps of Tomisaki Jinja in Katsuura,some 50 miles southeast of Tokyo, on Friday The Pacific coastal fishing town in China prefecture is known for its "Big Dolls Festival," during which Japan's centuries-old cultural custom calls on families with female children to display dolls on the Japan's century-old cultural custom calls on families with female children to display dolls on the third day of March for their health and happiness. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) AYF -mis-