I collect Japanese kokeshi dolls. Someone brought me one from Japan ummm 35 years ago (ok ok I'm OLD) and I just loved it, and started searching for them. Until the internet came along they were very hard to find, but now they're on ebay all the time, and some other sites sell them too.

I like them because the good ones are always hand made and hand decorated, and each one is unique. They were originally made by farmers during the winter months for their children to play with, but now there are artists who just make kokeshi's.

I keep them in my office at work...I think I have somewhere around 100 of them.