girl looks at ‘hina’ dolls arranged on the 5.74-meter-high (18.8-foot-high) 26-step terraced shelves in the lobby at Konosu City Hall, Saitama Prefecture (state), north of Tokyo, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. More than 1,400 traditional ‘hina’ dolls clad in ancient court costume, believed to protect girls from evil, are on display on the pyramid-shaped structure until the March 3 hina doll festival.