A massive show of 1,000 dolls is wowing visitors at a museum in central Japan.

The traditional dolls, known as hina-ningyo, are displayed each year ahead of an annual

doll festival.

It took 20 employees over three days to place the dolls sit on a six-meter-high, 30-level

platform.

Paper lanterns and peach blossoms were lined up to form a heart-shaped pattern across

the platform.

The Folk Doll Museum’s collection includes 6,000 traditional dolls made since the 19th

century.

Each March third, people in Japan celebrate a doll festival in which elaborate dolls are

displayed to bring growing girls health and happiness.