Daruma Hannya and the wine cup bearer

and the wine cup bearer Heishitori

Traditional Wooden Japanese Muronoomyoujin Mask

Both are worshipped together in November’s Tori-no-ichi (Cock Market) festival where their masks are worn and people have wide bamboo rake to ‘rake in fortune’

three worm yokai story etc

Traditionally you have one Daruma doll in your home

Daruma Hannya and the wine cup bearerTraditional Japanese Daruma Description You cannot visit Japan without seeing countless lucky Daruma () dolls and little round red guys at temples and in many shops and homes. They are also called Okiagari Koboshi or tumbler dolls. Because of their shape, if pushed or knocked, they spring back up, making them emblems of persistence, optimism, and determination. Traditionally you have one Daruma doll in your home. They are eyeless when you purchase