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Matsuri Festivals

Ome Daruma Market

Tue, Jan 12, 2027, 13:30–20:00 · Sumiyoshi Shrine, Ome · Ōme, Tokyo

Dates

  • Tue, Jan 12, 2027, 13:30–20:00

About this event

Summary
Experience the traditional Ōme Daruma Market, a nearly 200-year-old event featuring the sale and ceremonial burning of daruma dolls, symbolizing wishes and perseverance.

Highlights
  • Mass sale of daruma dolls along the old Ōme Highway, near Ōme Station.
  • Traditional practice of filling in one eye (right) when making a wish, and the second (left) upon fulfillment.
  • Annual ritual of burning daruma dolls at Sumiyoshi Shrine precincts, a 3-minute walk from Ōme Station.
  • Opportunity to receive a free gift when offering a personal daruma doll for the pyre.
  • Symbolic act of throwing a daruma onto the pyre if the wish remains unfulfilled, accompanied by the requirement to complete both eyes.
  • Cultural significance tied to Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, represented through the round doll form.

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