Yajiro Kokeshi Village
You can enjoy a kokeshi doll painting workshop at Yajiro Kokeshi Village.
There are 10 types of kokeshi, each of which has its own unique facial expressions, coloring and other characteristics. Yajiro kokeshi are distinguished by their overall vivid color schemes. You can use a wide palette of colors to create your own original kokeshi.
There are 10 types of kokeshi, each of which has its own unique facial expressions, coloring and other characteristics. Yajiro kokeshi are distinguished by their overall vivid color schemes. You can use a wide palette of colors to create your own original kokeshi.
View scenic routes that include this spot
Enjoy everything from the latest tourist spots and Edo culture of Tokyo to the scenery and traditions of Tohoku

More Information about Yajiro Kokeshi Village
Street address
- 72-1 Yajiro-kita, Fukuoka Yatsumiya-aza, Shiroishi City, Miyagi
Access
- (Only on weekdays)
Take the Fukuoka Line on the Shiroishi City Bus Castle-kun.
A 25-minute ride from Shiroishi Station.
Get off at Yajiro Kokeshi-mura bus stop.
- (Only on weekdays)
Opening Hours
- April -Oct. 9:00-17:00
Nov.-March. 9:00-16:00
Closed
- Wednesdays (if Wednesday is a holiday, then the following week day)
December 29 through January 3
Best season
- -
Point
update: Sep.3.2024

Spots around
-
Sendai Daikannon
-
Discovery Center
-
Ruins of the Great
East Japan Earthquake:
Sendai Arahama Elementary
School -
Matsushima Sightseeing Cruise
-
Ishinomori Manga Museum
-
Oshu Kaido Street Umen Bansho (Shiroishi Umen)
-
Site of Sendai Castle
-
Johgi Nyorai
-
Akiu Kogei no Sato (Akiu Craft Park)
-
Tsukihama Public Beach (Fishing Experience)
-
Accommodation in Oku-Matsushima
-
Zao Okama crater lake
-
Shiogama Shrine/Shiwahiko Shrine
-
Sagakei Gorge
-
Naruko Onsen Hot Springs
-
Otaka-Mori
-
Yunushi Ichijo Ryokan
-
Urakasumi Sake Brewery
-
Jozenji-dori Ave.
-
The Nikka Whisky Sendai Factory Miyagikyo Distillery
-
Sendai Station
-
Kokubuncho Yokocho (Alleyways of Kokubuncho District)
-
SENDAI Tourist Information Desk
-
Sendai 3/11 Memorial Community Center
-
Yamadera(Risshaku-ji Temple)
-
Matsushima Islands Area
-
Sendai-Izumi Premium Outlets
-
Abe Kamaboko-ten Main Store - Specialists in Kamaboko (steamed seasoned fish paste)
-
Miyagi Zao Tour of Juhyo, Ice Monster
-
Osaki Hachimangu Shrine
-
Sendai Station
-
Bar hopping in Iroha Yokocho
-
Zuihoden Mausoleum
-
Shiogama Seafood Wholesale Market
-
Sendai Mediatheque
-
Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium/Mitsui Outlet Park
-
Matsushima Islands Area
-
Zao Fox Village
-
Loople Sendai
-
Downtown Sendai City
-
Kirin Brewery Sendai
-
Sushitetsu
-
Sendai City Museum
-
Shiroishi Castle / Sumaru Yashiki (House)
-
Akiu Onsenkyo Hot Springs (Akiu Otaki Falls, Rairai-kyo Gorge)
-
Kataribe taxi
-
Hitome Senbonzakura (1,000 Sakura trees at a glance)
-
Naruko-kyo Gorge