Japanese Hachiman-Okiagari Doll

Hachiman Okiagari doll is one of the oldest locally made toys in the northern part of Japan. It has become a custom in the Kanazawa/Kaga region to present the doll to a new couple at the birth of a child to wish them good luck and the baby health. Because the word “Okiagari” implies “inflexible spirit or perseverance”, this doll is used especially as a New Years gift and to congratulate on recovery from illness or misfortune.