Embracing Daruma - Kintaro

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Embracing Daruma, Daruma Daki だるま抱き

for KINTARO, see below.




There are various forms of dolls, some with children or ladies, or even cats embracing Daruma. Some of these have been introduced elsewhere.

Here is a list of them in our Daruma Museum.

Carrying Daruma だるま背負い人形　daruma seoi ningyo

Beckoning Cats embracing Daruma

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Beckoning Cat embracing Daruma

仙台張子 Papermachee Dolls from Sendai 　
招き猫「だるま抱き」




Look at many more types HERE !
© shimanuki


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Boy embracing Daruma 　

Shizuoka Papermachee Doll
だるま抱き（静岡）



© www.darumanetjapan.com/

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Daruma on his shoulders
about 4 cm high.



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Photos from my friend Ishino


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. Kintaro 金太郎 "The Golden Boy"　Kintoki 金時 .
- Introduction -
源頼光と坂田金時 Minamoto Yorimitsu and Sakata Kintoki


Kintaroo embracing Daruma 　

Kintaro, Daruma daki Kintaroo だるま抱き金太郎


© だるまさんワールド / Darumasan World


Read my story about Kintaroo ! -


Ashigara Mountain, the Kintaro Legend - and Haiku
足柄山 shrine 公時神社 Kintoki Jinja in Hakone



. WASHOKU - Kintaro sardines and candy



From Konosu Town 鴻巣, Saitama

. akamono, aka mono 赤もの red things .

kuma nori Kintoki 熊乗り金時 Kintaro on a bear
tai nori Kintoki 鯛乗り金時 Kintaro on a sea bream



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Kintarō (金太郎, often translated as"Golden Boy")
is a folk hero from Japanese folklore. A child of superhuman strength, he was raised by a mountain hag on Mount Ashigara. He became friendly with the animals of the mountain, and later, after catching Shutendouji, the terror of the region around Mount Ooe, he became a loyal follower of Minamoto no Yorimitsu under the new name Sakata Kintoki (坂田公時). He is a popular figure in noh and kabuki drama, and it is a custom to put up a Kintarō doll on Boy's Day in the hope that boys will become equally brave and strong.

Kintarō is supposedly based on a real man, named Sakata Kintoki, who lived during the Heian period and probably came from what is now the city of Minami-ashigara. He served as a retainer for the samurai Minamoto no Yorimitsu and became well known for his abilities as a warrior. As with many larger-than-life individuals, his legend has grown with time.
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !



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Kintaro Daruma Doll from Saitama
Kasugabe Papermachee Doll 春日部張子


© PHOTO :　narumi Kintaro Collection


Kintaro, Momotaro and Urashima Taro are the
three famous TAROO of Japan.




Click for more Kintaro Dolls

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Kintokun, Kinto-Kun きんとくん 　
The town mascot of Sho-O village 勝央町 in Okayama.
Legend says that Kintaro died in Shoo.




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Model Warrior of Japan: Kintaro
(Yoshitsuya, 1856)



More prints about Kintaro !
..source: www.pinktentacle.com: Kintaro ukiyo-e prints

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. tsurushibina つるし雛 / 吊るし雛 small hanging hina dolls .



With the wish for good health for the child to grow up to be a healthy person.


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. Regional Folk Toys from Japan .

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