In Photos: 'Hina' dolls float on sea in Girls' Day ritual in west Japan
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A small boat loaded with "hina" dolls floats on the sea off the city of Wakayama in a ritual on Girls' Day on March 3, 2022. (Mainichi/Daiki Takikawa) -
A small boat loaded with "hina" dolls floats on the sea off the city of Wakayama in a ritual on Girls' Day on March 3, 2022. (Mainichi/Daiki Takikawa) -
A small boat loaded with "hina" dolls floats on the sea off the city of Wakayama in a ritual on Girls' Day on March 3, 2022. (Mainichi/Daiki Takikawa) -
A small boat loaded with "hina" dolls floats on the sea off the city of Wakayama in a ritual on Girls' Day on March 3, 2022. (Mainichi/Daiki Takikawa) -
A small boat loaded with "hina" dolls floats on the sea off the city of Wakayama in a ritual on Girls' Day on March 3, 2022. (Mainichi/Daiki Takikawa) -
Shinto priests perform a purification ceremony for "hina" dolls on a small boat in the city of Wakayama on Girls' Day on March 3, 2022. (Mainichi/Daiki Takikawa) -
"Hina" dolls are loaded onto a small boat at Awashima Shrine in the city of Wakayama for a Girls' Day ritual on March 3, 2022. (Mainichi/Daiki Takikawa) -
Some of the approximately 40,000 "hina" dolls devoted to Awashima Shrine are seen in the city of Wakayama on Girls' Day on March 3, 2022. (Mainichi/Daiki Takikawa) -
Some of the approximately 40,000 "hina" dolls devoted to Awashima Shrine are seen in the city of Wakayama on Girls' Day on March 3, 2022. (Mainichi/Daiki Takikawa)
