Dharma dolls and Hina dolls at Shirakawa, February 18, 2020. (だるまと雛人形の展示、白河、2020年2月18日。)

(Hina dolls, Shirakawa, February 18, 2020. 江戸の古今雛 白河 2/18/2020)
An excellent exhibition is being held in Shirakawa City, where a variety of Dharma dolls across the country as well as local traditional hina dolls are on display. The exhibition venue is Shirakawa History and Folk Archives Hall, located about 30-minute walk from JR Shirakawa Station. I visited there today and a photo above was a beautiful pair of hina dolls called Kokinbina made in late Edo period and handed down through a wealthy merchant family in Tanagura. This exhibition continues through March 10th and admission is free.
白河で、全国のだるまと地区の伝統の雛人形が見られる展示会が開催されています。JR白河駅から歩いて30分程にある白河市歴史民俗資料館です。写真は、江戸時代に作られ棚倉の商家で代々受け継がれた古今雛です。この展示会は、3月10日まで開催されており無料です。

(Hina dolls, Shirakawa, February 18, 2020. 江戸の古今雛 白河 2/18/2020)
Another Kokinbina set which was on display was shown above. This was passed down from Edo period at a merchant family in Shirakawa.
写真の古今雛は、白河の商家で江戸時代から伝わるものです。

(Hina dolls, Shirakawa, February 18, 2020. 江戸の享保雛 白河 2/18/2020)
A pair of hina dolls shown above is called Kyohobina which was made earlier than Kokinbina in Edo period. A record shows this was purchased by a wealthy merchant in Shirakawa in 1833.
写真は、享保雛と呼ばれるもので、江戸時代に古今雛より更に古く作られたものです。記録では、白河の商家が1833年に購入したとあります。

(Hina dolls, Shirakawa, February 18, 2020. 江戸の享保雛 白河 2/18/2020)
A set of hina dolls of seven family members is shown above. This was also traditional Kyohobina set.
写真は、家族7人の享保雛です。

A brief explanation of Kyohobina and Kokinbina in Japanese was on site as shown above.
写真の享保雛と古今雛の簡単な説明が、現地にありました。

(Dharma dolls, across Japan, February 18, 2020. 福島と全国のだるま 2/18/2020)
In the adjacent corner, Dharma dolls’ exhibition was there. A variety of Dharma dolls from different regions in and out of Fukushima were on display as shown in the photo above. On the upper part of the display, Dharma dolls from Fukushima Prefecture were placed including those from Shirakawa, Miharu, and others. In the lower part, Dharma dolls from outside of Fukushima were shown including those from Tohoku, Kanto, Hokuriku, Chubu regions, and etc.
すぐ隣りのコーナーでは、写真のように全国各地のだるまが展示されていました。上の段には、白河、三春など県内各地のだるまがあります。下の段には、東北、関東、北陸、中部など県外のものが並んでいます。

(Yanome Dharma, Fukushima, February 18, 2020. 矢の目だるま 福島市 2/18/2020)
Photo above shows Yanome Dharma from Fukushima City, which belongs to the same family as Miharu Dharma.
写真は、福島市の矢の目だるまで、三春だるまの系統とのことです。

(Aizu Dharma, Aizuwakamatsu, February 18, 2020. 会津だるま 会津若松 2/18/2020)
Photo above shows two kinds of Aizu Dharma dolls, both are from Aizuwakamatsu.
会津若松からの、2種の会津だるまもありました。(写真)

(Dake Dharma, Nihonmatsu, February 18, 2020. 岳だるま 二本松 2/18/2020)
Photo above shows Dake Dharma from Nihonmatsu, which was made from wood.
写真は、二本松からの岳だるまです。珍しく、木で作られています。

(Dharma dolls, Tohoku and Kanto, February 18, 2020. 東北と関東のだるま 2/18/2020)
Photo above shows Dharma dolls from outside Fukushima, mainly from Tohoku and Kanto regions.
写真は、県外の東北と関東のものです。

(Dharma dolls, Hokuriku and Chubu, February 18, 2020. 北陸と中部のだるま 2/18/2020)
Photo above shows Dharma dolls from outside Fukushima, mainly from Hokuriku and Chubu regions.
写真は、県外の北陸、中部などからのものです。

Origin of Dharma doll and the history of Dharma doll in Shirakawa are explained above which was at the site. According to this, the origin was a great Buddhist priest Dharma from India. And making Dharma dolls in Shirakawa started in the late 1700’s under the distinguished Shirakawa domain lord Matsudaira Sadanobu.
写真は、現地にあった、だるまの起源と白河だるまの歴史の説明です。これによると、だるまの起源はインドの達磨大師で、白河だるまは松平定信の時代に1700年代末に始まったようです。

On the way back to JR Shirakawa Station, I stopped at Kominejo Castle History Museum located in the back of the station as shown above.
白河駅に戻る途中、駅の裏にある小峰城歴史館に寄りました。

The museum was renovated recently and new diorama for Kominejo Castle was on display in the center of the 1st floor as shown above. The photo shows mainly the central part of the castle ground (honmaru), the surrounding stone walls, buffer area (obikuruwa), and the adjacent outer part (ninomaru). A 10-minute virtual reality large screen video was available to experience the scene back in Edo period.
小峰城歴史館は最近新装になり、1階の中央には小峰城のジオラマが置かれています。写真はその一部で、城の中央の本丸、それを囲む石垣、その周りの帯郭、その外側の二の丸が写っています。また、10分ほどの大型スクリーンのVRビデオで、江戸に戻ったような体験もできます。

A portable shrine for Kashima Shrine was also on display as shown above.
写真は、鹿嶋神社の神輿です。

Kashima Shrine has been the main shrine for the lords of Shirakawa area. The portable shrine has been used on the occasion of annual lantern festival every other year. This was explained in the panel on site shown above.
鹿嶋神社は、中世から歴代の白河城主の鎮守で、神輿は1年毎の提灯祭りに使われます。
The exact route and locations are shown in the map below. The map can be scaled up and down with a click and scroll.
ルートと場所は、下の地図を参照ください。地図は、クリックとスクロールで、拡大・縮小が可能です。
