TAKASAKI, Gunma Prefecture—Thousands of daruma dolls, symbols of good luck and ... was set ablaze, drawing a crowd of visitors who took photos and sought blessings of good health and happiness ...

The doll we know today reflects this gruesome history as only its head remains. A daruma is only a head and comes with blank eyes so that people can draw one pupil while making a wish. When the wish ...

The doll we know today reflects this gruesome history as only its head remains. A daruma is only a head and comes with blank eyes so that people can draw one pupil while making a wish. When the ...