Japanese festival says thank you and goodbye to daruma good-luck dolls…with fire - Japan Today

Daruma are traditional Japanese good-luck dolls, and while their aesthetics predate any contemporary kawaii concepts, there’s something undeniably cute, and maybe even a little silly, about how they look. It’s probably a combination of their roly-poly proportions and exaggerated facial features, but whatever the reason, it’s sometimes hard not to feel…

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