Tōhoku Craftsmanship – Design Your Own Okiagari Kobōshi

Image: Tohoku Standard

Japan House London introduces okiagari kobōshi, small folk toys from the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture in the Tōhoku region in north-eastern Japan.

Learn about the origins of okiagari kobōshi by downloading Japan House London’s colour-in worksheet. Be inspired by their characteristic features using the example designs provided. Use your imagination to colour in the three different outlines in whatever manner you like, either digitally or by printing off the templates to paint, colour or draw your designs.

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