By MASAHIRO KAKIHANA/ Staff Writer
February 24, 2020 at 08:00 JST
"Zashiki-bina" dolls cover every inch of a space in the main room of the former residence of Denemon Ito in the Kobukuro district of Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 29. The room occupies a space of 20 "tatami" straw mats. (Masahiro Kakihana)
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