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Shorinzan Daruma Temple

群馬県

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Famous temple known for the "Takasaki Daruma Market"

Shorinzan Daruma Temple is famous for the sale of Takasaki's famous Daruma dolls at the "Takasaki Daruma Market", which takes place there. One of its attractions is the Senshin-tei, where world-renowned German architect Bruno Taut spent about two years. It is located within the temple grounds.

Features & How to Enjoy

Classic History

Highlights

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"Takasaki Daruma Market" with Lined Food Stalls

Shorinzan Daruma Temple is famous for the "Takasaki Daruma Market". Every year in January, the Daruma Market for the New Year's Seven Herbs Festival is held, attracting many people. At the Daruma Market, various food stalls selling lucky Daruma dolls, amulets, souvenirs, and more are lined up. Visiting Shorinzan Daruma Temple's Daruma Market at the beginning of the new year is recommended as a spot where you can enjoy the quaint atmosphere and pray for good luck.

Point 2

Personalized Daruma Doll and Painting Experience!

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At Shaolinzan Darumaji Temple, you can participate in a personalized Daruma doll and painting experience. A personalized Daruma doll is a special lucky charm doll where you can write your company name or name on it, and it comes with a prayer certificate as proof of your prayer at Shaolinzan Darumaji Temple. In the painting experience, you can paint the Daruma doll yourself. Both the personalized Daruma doll and painting experience are available at the "Darudaru" gift shop at Shaolinzan Darumaji Temple. You can apply for a personalized Daruma doll online. However, for the painting experience, you need to make a reservation in advance. The personalized Daruma doll and painting experience are valuable experiences where you can touch upon the history and culture of Shaolinzan Darumaji Temple.

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Wish-Granting Daruma with Blessings

Shorinzan Daruma Temple is famous for the Daruma Market in Takasaki City, where the auspicious Daruma dolls were born. The Daruma dolls are said to grant wishes after writing them down and having the temple's monks pray for them. The temple offers a wide variety of Daruma dolls that cater to various wishes, such as warding off evil, good luck, prosperity in business, safety of the household, and longevity. Many people visit Shorinzan Daruma Temple to find the perfect Daruma doll for their wish. Surrounded by beautiful temples and gardens, the temple is a recommended place for a stroll, and you'll surely be charmed by the Daruma dolls, which become more endearing the more you look at them!

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A Museum Replicating a Thatched-Roof Village!

The Kamitsuke Village Museum is a museum in Takasaki City that replicates a traditional thatched-roof village. It displays farmhouses with thatched roofs that were widely seen in rural areas from the mid-Edo period to the Meiji period. In addition, there are exhibits on Japanese history and culture from the Jomon period to modern times. Inside the museum, there are souvenir shops, restaurants, and cafes, making it a spot where families can enjoy themselves. There are two tourist spots with different attractions: the Shaolin Mountain Daruma Temple and the Kamitsuke Village Museum. Please visit each one and feel their charm!

Point 5

Historic Building with a Beautiful Japanese Garden as its Main Attraction!

Rinkaku is a historic building located in Maebashi City, and is a tea room built in the late Edo period. Currently, you can enjoy a beautiful Japanese garden as Rinkaku Garden. The interior of the tea room is also partially open to the public, allowing you to experience its charming atmosphere. Shorinzan Darumaji is also known as a power spot, located in a richly natural hilly area with a quiet and peaceful atmosphere. Rinkaku is recommended for those interested in history and culture as a historic building. Both places are worth visiting in Takasaki City!

Sightseeing

A Temple Famous for the "Daruma Market" in Takasaki

Shorinzan Tetsujoji Temple in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, is a temple of the Obaku sect and is known as the birthplace of the papier-mache Daruma doll. Every year, many visitors come to the temple. The mountain name of the temple is Shorinzan, and it's also famous as the "Daruma Market" of Takasaki. It's also the place where the architect Bruno Taut spent two years, and the setting for Akira Kurosawa's film "The German at Daruma Temple." Shorinzan Tetsujoji Temple is also famous as one of Gunma's leading power spots, and many people visit to seek the Daruma doll's good fortune. It's also known as one of the two major tourist spots in Takasaki, along with Takasaki Byakui Daikannon. Shorinzan Tetsujoji Temple has high historical and cultural value and is famous as a power spot, so we recommend visiting it for tourism purposes!

Basic Information

	Address	296 Hanadaka-cho, Takasaki-shi, Gunma 370-0868, Japan
	Business Hours	9:00～17:00
	TEL	027-322-8800
	Web Site	http://www.daruma.or.jp/

Average Review

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高崎駅からバスが出てますが時間帯によってかなり遠回りして行くため50分近くかかりました。御朱印は、写経と願い事を書いてしっかりお経を唱えて頂き、金額は、決まっていません。今まで御朱印を書いて頂きましたが、こんなに丁寧なのは、初めてでした。だるまの絵付け体験も何気に楽しかったです！開眼もして頂きました。お天気も良く遠くの景色も綺麗でした。バスでしたので、ながーい階段を登っていきました。御年寄りは、ちょっと大変かもしれませんね。車で行ける方は、長い階段を登らずにいけますね。

名前の通りダルマで有名な黄檗宗のお寺。手のひらサイズのものから巨大なものまで色々なダルマがあります。色も赤だけでなく様々です。御朱印をいただくためには簡単な納経が必要です。ダルマの絵付けなども体験できます。

かれこれ三百と数十年前頃、元々この地にあった観音堂に、夢のお告げで掘られた達磨大師の像が納められたのが起源だとか。それから百数十年後、天保の大飢饉をきっかけとして達磨像をモデルに縁起だるまが造られ、現在に至るらしい。そんな本堂の霊符堂には、願いを叶え終えて両目が開いた大量のだるまさんか大量に重ね納められ、中々に面白い風情となっている。せっかくなので、まだ開眼していないだるまさんをお迎えしておきたいところ、そこはリーズナブルでコンパクトなサイズから拝領が可能。しっかりと背面にお札も貼られている。ただ、手作りの貼り物はここまで小さいと結構歪んだシルエットになってしまう。とは言えこれも個性。やはり有り難い。他には、大講堂ではだるまの絵付けといった観光客向けのイベントもあり。ちなみに、元々この地にあったという観音堂も、明治時代の大火からも無事逃れ今も敷地内に残っている。ありがたいので是非こちらも参拝しておきたい。なお、本堂裏手にメインの大きめな駐車場があるが、そこまでの坂道が結構急で狭く、すれ違いしずらいので注意。

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