Dear Friends, I have been busy with the Fudo pages last month, if you find the time, take a look at all the newcomers. The Hyperlinks are also HERE ...
The Daruma Matsuri is held every year in February at the city's Daruma Hall. A variety of large and small Daruma dolls are sold at the market and at the same...
*summer heat - a still life with my Daruma cat* [image: 01 Tsu and Doll till nr 03]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/gabigreve2000/2748256557/> More photos are...
Dear Daruma friends, I am busy right now preparing a German book (400 plus pages) about Japanese food, mostly with haiku and a few of my Daruma dishes of...
Hi everyone, I’m new to the group. I look forward to learning more about the Japanese dolls through this group. I have just recently focused my attention...
... I have spent a lot of time gathering information on the web, library and anywhere I could possibly get more information. I have been fortunate enough to...
Thank you so much! I've read through the links provided, (not all of them yet, of course!), and I ran into the Tsugaro Kokeshi style dolls which have a...
Yes, I agree some very interesting links, thank you for posting these. I have just added a photo the the embroidery photo album of embroidered Daruma and...
Hi Madelyn, I am afraid I do not know much about the American market of kokeshi. Here in Japan many are now awailable online too and we do not have to travel...
Madelyn: Here in Canada Kokeshi dolls are very common. There is not a big variety but we have many stores with Asian themes (not only Japanese but Chinese and ...
Hi Steve, I recently moved to California from NYC and have not yet discovered all the shopping areas in California. I have not yet had any luck finding a shop...
Hi All, Here is the yahoo auction japan site for kokeshi http://search.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/search/auc?p=%A4%B3%A4%B1%A4%B7&auccat=0&alocale=0jp&acc=jp just...
Hi Madelyn: I am very surprised to hear that you have not found any Kokeshi in CA yet. I would have assumed that all Japanese art would be big in CA as well a...
Dear friends, I am working on the Washoku saijiki and would like to introduce some hanga (and nihonga) with food items. I have started here (no time to find...
... Hi Chibi san, thanks for your kind thoughts. GokuRakuAn is continuing its quiet life, lowly, slowly and with a lot of natures presents which are all free...
Daruma watches over you Here it is, the long awaited gadget ... a yellow Daruma Doll with a camera in his eye, watching over the crime secen of Japan ...
Two additions from an exhibition in Suruga this autumn. http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2008/07/suiseki-stones.html Greetings from Japan! Taking a morning off...
Golden glories : Museum in Ueno celebrates Rinpa Michael Dunn Japan Times of Today http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fa20081030a1.html Ogata Korin...
Hi Gabi san and have a blessed All Saints Day (the day after Halloween). Thought I would send you a link about the Shodou for Peace in Mainichi shimbun: ...
... Thanks for the Kanji collection for peace ! These kids really write well, astonishing ! Just back from a tour to meet some Daruma friends at Takamatsu,...
Dear friends, I took off two days from the washoku book work and we made it to Takamatsu, meeting with some friends from the Daruma Kenkyu Kai. Here is the...
*Wrapping Paper Art * Some wrapping paper has beautiful prints. Here are some of them. *CLICK for enlargements.* ... Momotaro Kibidango. Millet Dumplings with...
checking about the bamboo dolls from Echizen, which are quite amazing with their 4000 strings of wavy hair on the head, I came across this page of kitty dolls...
These bamboo dolls are gorgeous. The Japanese have such an amazing sense of art and beauty. I hope we can find some when we return to the land of the rising...
Hi Steve, I just saw a program of the makers on TV, this inspired me. They are sold online in Japan Echizen Takeningyoo http://www.takeningyo.com/tuuhan.html ...
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