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{{nihongo|'''Yurihonjō Hinakaidō'''|由利本荘ひな街道}}, meaning "Yurihonjō city hina doll route", is the name of an event held in March in [[Yurihonjō, Akita|Yurihonjō]] City in [[Akita Prefecture]] in Japan, in which visitors can follow a map of public displays of the traditional Hina dolls at over 50 different locations around the city.
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{{nihongo|'''Yurihonjō Hinakaidō'''|由利本荘ひな街道}} (otherwise known as {{nihongo|'''Machinaka Hina Meguri'''|由利本荘町中ひなめぐり}})
is the name of an annual traditional doll display festival in [[Yurihonjō, Akita|Yurihonjō]] City in [[Akita Prefecture]] in Japan.
▲[[Image:Yurihonjohinadoll.jpg|thumb|a traditional Hina doll from the Honjō area of Yurihonjō]]
 
==Background==
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The [[Shōnai, Yamagata|Shōnai]] area across the border from Yurihonjō in [[Yamagata Prefecture]] used to be an important port of call and trading centre for the {{nihongo|Kitamae trading ships ({{nihongo|北前船||Kitamaebune?}}). These ships often brought the latest trends and crafts from the imperial capital in Kyoto, among them the traditional Hina dolls, and for over 100 years Shōnai had organised tours with information and maps to enable people to see the beautiful craftwork of the Hina dolls at various places around Sakata, Tsuruoka and the other towns which make up the Shōnai area.▼
The custom of displaying dolls began during the [[Heian period]]. People believed the dolls possessed the power to contain bad [[Spiritual being|spirits]]. Hinamatsuri traces its origins to an ancient Japanese custom called {{nihongo|''hina-nagashi''|雛流し||lit. "doll floating"}}, in which straw hina dolls were placed on a boat and sent down a river to the sea, supposedly taking bad or evil spirits with them. The Shimogamo Shrine (part of the [[Kamo Shrine]] complex) in [[Kyoto]]) celebrates the ''Nagashibina'' by floating these dolls between the Takano and [[Kamo River]]s to pray for the safety of children.
 
The first Yurihonjō Hinakaidō event, in 2008, was largely based around the [[Yashima, Akita|Yashima]] area, which already had its own small-scale Hina doll display custom. In 2009, the YurihonjōHina HinakaidōDoll tour of Yurihonjō tried to encompass the different areas of the newly- merged city with over 50 different locations divided into four main areas: Iwaki in the north; Ouchi and Honjō in the centre; and Yashima in the south. There were various other 'side' events including a special {{nihongo|Ohinakko|おひなっこ列車}} train service taking visitors to the Yashima hina doll exhibitiionexhibition sites on the {{nihongo|YurikogenYurikōgen Railway||由利高原鉄道}}.▼
==Shōnai Hinakaidō==
▲The [[Shōnai, Yamagata|Shōnai]] area across the border from Yurihonjō in Yamagata Prefecture used to be an important port of call and trading centre for the {{nihongo|Kitamae trading ships|北前船|Kitamaebune}}. These ships often brought the latest trends and crafts from the imperial capital in Kyoto, among them the traditional Hina dolls.
 
The event in 2010 was extended further with additional displays at new locations and houses. Tour companies in Sendai offer package tours, such as the national train operator [[JR East]].<ref name="JREast">{{cite web |url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/akita/view/akita-aomori/panf/hina/index.html#page=1|title=Hina Kaido Tour}}</ref> It has also received coverage in the media such as a feature article in the [[Sakigake]]<ref name="Sakigake">{{cite web |url=http://www.sakigake.jp/p/akita/news.jsp?kc=20100303j|title=Sakigake Newspaper feature}}</ref> newspaper. A dedicated blog was also set up by Akita Prefecture to promote the event.<ref name="website">{{cite web |url=http://chokaikankoakita.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/yurihonjohinakaidou.htmlj|title=dedicated blog}}</ref>
For over 100 years Shōnai has organised tours with information and maps to enable people to see the beautiful craftwork of these hina dolls at various places around [[Sakata]], [[Tsuruoka]] and the other towns which make up the Shōnai area. Many of them are in immaculate condition and date back hundreds of years, having passed down from generation to generation in the same family home.
 
==The Yurihonjō Hinakaidōdoll displays==▼
From the end of February until the beginning of April there is a bus tour which takes visitors around the various homes and buildings where the traditional hina dolls are on display. Some of the most notable displays are in the {{nihongo|Honma Art Museum|本間美術館|Honma Bijutsukan}}, {{nihongo|Soumaro Tea House||相馬楼茶間|Soumarou Chama}} and {{nihongo|Chido Museum|致道博物館|Chidou Hakubutsukan}}.
 
The Hina doll displays in this event vary greatly in size, history and style. For example, the historical dolls on display at {{nihongo|the Ooi House|大井家}} in Yashima; or the comical servant figures at the {{nihongo|Ouchi Denshokan|大内伝承館}} or the 'oshie' Hina pictures at the {{nihongo|Iwaki Local History Museum|岩城歴史民俗資料館|Iwaki Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan}}▼
▲==Yurihonjō Hinakaidō==
In 2005 the new city of Yurihonjō was created as a result of a merger of seven towns and one city. Many of these towns already had their own small-scale hina doll displays, most notably in Yashima. In 2008 the first Yurihonjō Kaidō took place, largely based around the Yashima area.
 
▲In 2009 the Yurihonjō Hinakaidō tried to encompass the different areas of the newly-merged city with over 50 different locations divided into four main areas: Iwaki in the north; Ouchi and Honjō in the centre; and Yashima in the south. There were various other 'side' events including a special {{nihongo|Ohinakko|おひなっこ列車}} train service taking visitors to the Yashima hina doll exhibitiion sites on the {{nihongo|Yurikogen Railway||由利高原鉄道}}.
 
▲The Hina doll displays vary greatly in size, history and style. For example, the historical dolls on display at {{nihongo|the Ooi House|大井家}} in Yashima; or the comical servant figures at the {{nihongo|Ouchi Denshokan|大内伝承館}} or the 'oshie' Hina pictures at the {{nihongo|Iwaki Local History Museum|岩城歴史民俗資料館|Iwaki Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan}}
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== See also ==
* [[Hina matsuriHinamatsuri]]
* [[YurihonjoYurihonjō]]
 
* [[Tango no Sekku]]—the equivalent festival for boys
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
==External links==
* [http://www.city.yurihonjo-hinakaido.akitacocolog-nifty.jp/icitycom/browser?ActionCode=content&ContentID=1202436726438&SiteID=0&ParentGenre=1000000000001 由利本荘市 | 「由利本荘ひな街道」が開催中！] Festival page at Yurihonjo City official web site (Retrieved on March 17, 2009)
* [http://www.mokkedano.net/hina/index.html The Shonai Hina Doll Tour]
* [http://chokaikankoakita.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/hina.html The Yurihonjo Hina Doll Tour]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa022501a.htm Hinamatsuri (Doll's Festival)]
 
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