Mini Daruma in White

Daruma have been the repository of wishes and goals for Japanese people for centuries. The plump papier-mâché figures were once made by under-employed silk worm farmers in the winter months, and represent Bodhidharma, the eastern carrier of Zen buddhism. Their purpose is to help the owner achieve their goals. Traditionally you should begin by painting the left eye (right as you look at it) first, when a goal is set. Fill in the other eye once it is achieved. The process of painting an eye (with a brush or marker pen) should at that moment impart your dream.

With a deep history, daruma are still very popular today! 

A white daruma = purity, peace, harmony. 

Grounded by a weight inside the doll, they will always stay up. To persevere and push forward—daruma embodies this famous Japanese proverb: “Fall down seven times, stand up eight.”

Handcrafted in Takasaki, Japan. 

Daimonya, the leading Daruma doll family in Japan, handcrafts over 70,000 daruma dolls a year. All of their daruma dolls are made of environmentally-friendly materials.