japanese kokeshi dolls: the culture and craft of japan’’s iconic wooden dolls

Manami Okazaki has published twelve books on Japanese culture including Kokeshi, From Tohoku with Love. Her journalism has been featured in the Japan Times, Wall Street Journal, South China Morning Post, Lonely Planet, Transit and other global media outlets. She has written extensively about the Tohoku region and curated kokeshi events in London, Paris, Rome and Los Angeles.