Hirakata Citizens' Chrysanthemum Doll Exhibition

An annual Hirakata tradition dating to the Taisho era, in which the Hirakata Citizens' Chrysanthemum Doll Society hand-crafts chrysanthemum dolls on a different theme each year, displayed at sites around the city such as the city hall annex, Hirakata-shi Station concourse, Shimin-no-Mori, and Nippe Park Okoto-chuo. Dolls may be swapped partway through the run depending on condition. Held together with the Hirakata Chrysanthemum Show and the Hirakata-juku Kaido Chrysanthemum Festival as the citywide Hirakata Chrysanthemum Festival, usually from late October to mid-November. Admission is free. Exact 2026 dates had not been announced at the time of writing, so the period is estimated from past years.