Notably, Miffy is also especially beloved in Japan, with Fukuinkan Shoten and Kodansha publishing her picture books under the name Usako-chan; email correspondence with Fukuinkan revealed that its ...

The iconic Japanese dolls range from a couple of inches to several feet in height, and there are thousands of them at the 1,300-year-old temple, located about an hour from downtown Osaka in Minoh ...