Welcome to Kokeshi Designs!  We sell Japanese Kokeshi dolls, which are handcrafted Japanese folk art dolls. Our dolls are made by kokeshi artists north of Tokyo, Japan. The dolls are made of solid wood and each doll is hand crafted and hand painted. Each kokeshi doll comes in it’s own box and makes a beautiful presentation with the artist’s information in Japanese on the front of the box.

Kokeshi Designs is home of the Kokeshi Nativity Sets designed and made exclusively for us!  The sets are beautiful and unique with each doll being hand crafted.  The  9-pc Nativity and 3-pc Nativity are signed by the artist.  We just received the newest addition to our Kokeshi Nativity Sets, the 2-pc tall Nativity Set. The shape and colors of the set are beautiful and unique. You can find the set in the NEW category to the left on the Home page. Our Kokeshi Nativity Sets are a work of art and can be enjoyed all year long~not only at Christmas.

We are excited to announce that we will attend the National Cherry Blossom Street Fair, Sakura Matsuri, in Washington DC on Saturday, April 10th. We had great success last year and enjoyed meeting so many of you. We are thrilled to be going back, though we’re secretly hoping for a little less wind this year!

Stay tuned in the coming weeks for information on the location of our booth and a special doll we’ll be debuting at the festival. In the meantime you can go to the official site of Sakura Matsuri for more information. http://www.sakuramatsuri.org/

We have added some new Kokeshi doll to our collection to include several larger dolls that some of you requested!  You can see the latest additions in the NEW category to the left of the page as well as in their specific categories. Don’t forget to click on the picture of the kokeshi dolls to enlarge them and get a better view! 

Finally, a special thank you to our customers around the world. We are thrilled to share our unique and beautiful dolls with you. We will continue to offer you quality kokeshi dolls and the best customer service on the internet!

All the Best,

Sharon and Naomi