Experience painting the local daruma "Nagai Daruma", which has been reprinted after about 90 years. Let's make the only original Daruma doll in the world!
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Daruma Doll Painting Experience
The Highlight
Customized experience museum for the entire town Zentsuji City in Kagawa Prefecture is the birthplace of Kobo Daishi Kukai, a great figure in Japanese Buddhism known to all Japanese people. Born 1,250 years ago, Kukai achieved enlightenment by training in the magnificent natural surroundings of his hometown of Shikoku. Even now, more than 1,200 years after his time, many worshipers who admire Kukai come from all over the world to follow the pilgrimage path he left behind. At five temples related to Kukai in Zentsuji City, you can experience content that allows you to face yourself and hone your five senses, with the themes of Mandara Temple - tactile sense, Shusshaka Temple - visual sense, Koyama Temple - auditory sense, Zentsuji Temple - taste, and Konzo Temple - olfactory sense.
The Experience
enable-markdown: # "Nagai Daruma" was made as a lucky charm in Zentsuji City a long time ago. There are only a few original pieces in existence, and the Zentsuji City Regional Revitalization Cooperation Team has recreated this phantom hometown after about 90 years by unraveling the history and referring to the few remaining local traditions and the opinions of experts. It's a toy.
It has a nostalgic yet humorous appearance with sharp eyes, thick eyebrows, a black headband, and a banana-like pattern on its body.
Local toys were loved by local people as amulets filled with prayers, playthings for children, and something nostalgic and soothing. You can experience painting your very own Nagai Daruma while experiencing the texture, texture, and charm of local toys.
Guide Services
Languages Spoken by Guides
- English
- Mandarin Chinese
Itinerary
- 09:00Meet our staff at the meeting place
- 09:00Explanation about the Daruma's history. (10 mins)
- 09:10Painting Experience! (40 mins)
- 09:50End of the Experience, cleaning up (10 mins)
Price Details
How to Use
- Voucher will be sent via email. Please show your e-voucher at designated location.
Purchase Notice
- From the perspective of making use of unused hardwood, we use laminated wood from Yamazakura grown in the prefecture, and we use wooden molds that we molded by hand using chisels and chisels. Mass production is not possible because the wooden mold cannot be used until the waste paper pasted onto the wooden mold dries.
- You can choose your favorite size from three sizes: large, medium and small.
Important Booking Information
- If the paint used for painting adheres to clothing, it may not come off even after washing. Please participate in clothes that you don't mind getting dirty.
- If children are participating, please be sure to participate with a parent or guardian.
- Please note that if you are late for the meeting time, you may not be able to participate.