The temple Shorinzan Darumaji in Takasaki, Gunma, is the birth place of one of the most popular Japanese good luck charms, the Daruma doll. A small but well curated museum operates inside the temple grounds, presenting an astonishing variety of Daruma dolls, and also a collection of statues representing the legendary founder of Zen Buddhism, Bodhidharma.
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