Monday, 22 December 2014

Gunma: Daruma

Released in September 2009
Gunma Prefecture is the leading producer of Daruma dolls in Japan. Takasaki Daruma dolls are considered to bring good luck. This is because the left eyes is painted while making a wish, and the right eye is painted when the wish is granted. The doll is returned to a shrine at the end of a year, and a new doll is purchased at the beginning of a New Year, and a new wish is made.

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