Another Hinamatsuri display is at the Sagamihara Family Housing Area Library, Lacombe said, and he expects the displays to be up through the middle of March.

Hinamatsuri's aesthetic execution is similarly strong on the whole, but with caveats. The show's character designs are distinctive and expressive, and the show is able to pull off some great faces ...

Various sets of colorful dolls, some centuries old, are on display in 62 houses in the city's downtown area. The opening ceremony was held on Saturday and local children sang a Hinamatsuri folk song.