Do you know “Daruma”?
Daruma is a Japanese lucky doll with a round, red body and blank eyes. You color in one when you make a wish or set a goal, and the other when it comes true. In Japan, they are often sold at shrines or temples, but few people know their meaning and tradition.
Most of the Japanese Daruma are made in Takasaki, Gunma, and Takasaki Daruma is a well-known traditional handicraft of Japan. Daruma have been popular among people as a talisman expressing good omens and warding off evil since the Edo period.
There are a variety of traditional handicrafts all over Japan, and the wisdom and techniques are rooted in the local climate areas and lifestyle, passed down from generation to generation.
For this workshop, we have invited a Takasaki Daruma craftsman to teach their techniques and traditions. You can even try your hand at painting a moustache on your very own Daruma.
Please join this event to experience traditional Japanese crafts with your own hands. Create your own one of a kind Daruma and interact with people from all over!
*You can choose the color of your own Daruma. Select your favorite color or choose by what you wish for or your fortuitous direction!
Image by Gunma Daruma Doll Manufacturers’ Cooperative Union
Date & Time
Monday, June 20th, 2022, 6:15 -7:45pm
＊Doors open at 6:00pm
Place
Waseda Campus
＊Location provided to confirmed participants
Eligibility
Waseda Students, Faculty, and Staff
Language
Japanese and English
Fee
Free
Registration
Via MyWaseda
Application Deadline
June 6 (Mon) 9am
Capacity
about 30 people
＊Lottery results announced via email on the deadline day
Before Applying
- Canceling after applying causes confusion and may prevent others from participating. Please see the ICC Cancellation Policy and check your schedule carefully.
- Participants are required to follow our Covid-19 Policies. Please read them before applying.
- There is a possibility that this program may be cancelled or changed due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). In that event, ICC will notify you as soon as possible.
Guest
Mr. Takamasa Asahi
Web Director, Gunma Daruma Doll Manufacturers’ Cooperative Union
Representative Director, Daruma no Kouki Co.
His workshop is fully equipped for all the processes involved in daruma production and he is committed to preserving the facilities and passing on his skills.
TV Appearances
NHK Design Ah, Pythagoras Switch
Nippon Television Network Corporation news every.
TV Tokyo Shin shock kan, Hirumeshitabi
Radio Takasaki Ohayo Sunday, etc.
Magazine Coverage
Casa Brutus, etc.
Cooperation
Gunma Daruma Doll Manufacturers’ Cooperative Union
Enquiries
ICC
TEL: 03-5286-3990
