Let's make a Happy Daruma!

Have you ever heard of Daruma dolls?  

They are popular among Japanese people as good-luck charms 

that make wishes come true. 

MIMARU staff participated in an experience that lets you create your own unique Daruma doll. 

Design them any way you like 

 First, choose a course.  

On offer is a decoration course which lets you enjoy decorating an already painted Daruma doll, 

and a painting course that starts with you painting your own design onto a new doll.  

For those who are looking for a more casual experience, we recommend the decoration course. 

If you would like to make your own design from scratch, the painting course is for you. 

Let’s start designing 

The Daruma Workshop staff was very attentive.  

They taught us techniques to decorate and paint the dolls.  

Not only that, we also learned lots of trivia. 

We enjoyed chatting with the staff and then going back to concentrating on our designs.  

Finished! 

From the left,  

a Namahage from Akita (a demon like creature that makes the rounds during the Namahage festival), an Ueno Panda, a sumo wrestler, and a ninja.  

The Namahage's hair is made of yarn,  

the panda's MIMARU coat is made of felt,  

beads decorate the head of the sumo wrestler, and a star-shaped sequins adorn the headband of the ninja. 

※ These are optional decorations added to the painting course.   

Why this experience comes recommended by MIMARU 

Since the attentive staff teaches you how to make Daruma dolls, 

this experience can be enjoyed by young and old. 

Create your own work of art with the various decoration materials. 

The time we spent having fun together while working on our pieces made for amazing memories. 

Daruma dolls play an important part in Japanese traditions, 

and make for the perfect souvenir from your journey. 

For a limited time, we offer a free mini gift to MIMARU guests.