Iwatsuki, a castle town once prospered as a post station along Nikko Onari Michi, is one of the foremost Japanese dolls producing district in the country. Paulownia craftworks, such as drawers, are produced in the surrounding area. It is considered that the dolls production started by using paulownia powder, by-product of paulownia craftworks, as a material. The dolls are produced by using two different types of technique; Ishogi dolls (pre-sewn clothes are fixed up on straw core in layers) and Kimekomi doll (the edges of Japanese costumes made from cloth are tucked into grooves in the wood). Manufacture of peripheral gadgets, cases and folding screens are also thriving. The dolls are designated as traditional crafts under the names of “Iwatsuki Ningyo doll” and “Edo Kimekomi Ningyo doll” by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. A number of Japanese art craftsmen are actively involved in the production. There is Iwatsuki Ningyo Museum in Saitama City as the hub of dolls culture.

Photo	Name	Address	Tel	Website
	Aoki Ningyo	2-9-14 Honcho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-0156
	Arai Ningyo-ten	9-35 Atagocho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-2364
	Arimatsu Ningyo-kobo	5-13 Miyukicho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-3529
	Iizuka Ningyo	1-2-1-2 Kakura, Iwatsuki Ward	048-812-8108
	Ishikawa Jumpei Kobo	4-5-9 Honcho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-2429
	Ino Ningyo-kobo	9-35 Atagocho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-2646
	Ifuji Ningyo-ten	2-1-89 Shiromachi, Iwatsuki Ward	048-758-1222
	Okano Ningyo Kodogu	2-8-2 Honcho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-758-0656
	Kaneko-no-Ningyo	2-2-40 Honcho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-0176
	Kanehisa Ningyo	1-18-22 Honcho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-757-6326
	Kawauchi Ningyo-ten	2-7-22 Miyacho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-2759
	Dashi-Ningyoshi Mitsumoto	5-8-17 Honcho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-757-6721
	Kobo Tensho	10-3 Atagocho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-757-3131
	Koboku Ningyo	2-1-3 Kokaba, Iwatsuki Ward	048-794-2964
	Sanei Ningyo	2-8-12 Miyacho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-1082
	Juko Kogei	5078-2 Iwatsuki, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-0811
	Suzuki Kebori-ten	6-4-12 Honcho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-2105
	Suzuki Ningyo	3-5-16 Honcho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-757-0223
	Taisei Ningyo	1-9-28 Higashicho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-3880
	Tanaka Ningyo Kodogu-ten	2-7-14 Honcho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-2501
	Toei Ningyo	1-28-11 Kakura, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-3371
	Toko Tagaya Ningyo-ten	3-11-8 Honcho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-5545
	Nakajima Satoshi Ningyo-ten	5-11-33 Honcho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-1244
	Ningyo-kobo Nakamura	2-23-9 Fukasaku, Minuma Ward	048-683-6367
	Ningyo-no-Kagetsu	1-18-10 Honcho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-3419
	Kobo Yuki	2-5-1 Higashicho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-757-5038
	Kobo Hinahina / Kobo Makoto	491-1 Hasunuma, Minuma Ward	048-680-5631
	Ningyo-no-Shoei	1-5-1 Honcho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-758-2008
	Ningyo-no-Togyoku	1-3-2 Honcho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-1111
	Ningyo-kobo Hitotoe	1358-1 Ukiya, Iwatsuki Ward	048-798-8008
	Hina-no-Koei Yasaku Ningyo	3-1-18 Honcho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-758-0017
	Hogyoku	3-17-20 Honcho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-758-0069
	Hoshino Byobu-ten	2-13-4 Nakacho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-758-2171
	Matsuguchi Ningyo	4-6-33 Nishimachi, Iwatsuki Ward	048-757-2106
	Meigyoku Ningyo-ten	1-18-15 Honcho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-0301
	Mochizuki Satsuki-ten	1-36-9 Minamihirano, Iwatsuki Ward	048-758-0233
	Morita Ningyo-ten	1-1-3 Miyacho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-2417
	Horyosaku Yamazaki Ningyo Kodogu	9-39 Atagocho, Iwatsuki Ward	048-756-6534
	Yoshimasa Kobo	3-6-5 Jonan, Iwatsuki Ward	048-797-1568