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Whilst most people who visit Awashima Shrine do so to cleanse the soul and to refresh the spirit, women also offer dolls for anzan (to have an easy delivery of a baby), fujinbyo (to heal female disorders), or kosazuke (to be gifted with child). But most dolls are offered merely because a child has outgrown them, a family is moving, or space in the home is limited.
Awashima Shrine is small but has a striking appearance. A swarm of dolls crowds the grounds, somewhat like the push and shove of a Tokyo rush hour. At the entrance, a Kasuga-style Torii Gate burns a fiery orange like planks of steel yanked freshly from the furnace. The legion of dolls beckons the caller with a silent carol.
Meandering from one group of dolls to another, I sense thousands of watching eyes. The dolls’ souls are still very much alive. The sensation is eerie. Surrounded by a myriad of dolls, they surreptitiously invite me to partake in a quiet plea to the gods for deliverance.
Meanwhile, the priest absolves a pile of new arrivals. But each year thousands more are consigned to the ceremonial funeral pyre. All Hina dolls, however, are spared from the flames. Instead, they are ritualistically sent out to sea on wooden boats during the Hina festival.
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