Katsuo-ji offers visitors two different types of Darumas: the Kachi-Daruma, the classic doll known as “the winning Daruma” ...

By word of mouth, people turned to the red dolls to protect them from disease and misfortune and as a reminder to persevere with their goals. Today, 80 percent of daruma dolls in Japan are made in ...

Katsuo-ji Temple is known as the "Daruma temple" due to its large collection of the dolls. - Rebecca Cairns/CNN ...