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This Doll Temple Houses Japan’s Largest Seated Tumbling-Doll Statue

Posted on October 3, 2022 by tokyofox

Japan has many symbols of luck and good fortunes such as the maneki neko cat figurines, omamori (protective amulets) and omikuji (paper fortunes) but one of the more interesting ones is the tumbling doll known as daruma. Having been to a few daruma-related places … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: A Temple Dedicated To Japanese Tumbling Dolls

Posted on September 30, 2021 by tokyofox

Japan has many symbols of luck and good fortunes such as the maneki neko cat figurines,  omamori (protective amulets) and omikuji (paper fortunes) but one of the more interesting ones is the tumbling doll known as daruma. These colourful wooden … Continue reading →

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