Daruma Kobo Yanase

Daruma Kobo Yanase is a workshop handling Takasaki daruma manufacturing, sales, and planning — with its workshop in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture — known for daruma production. As a "small daruma workshop" of husband-and-wife team — producing handmade and hand-written daruma one by one. At the workshop — daruma of various sizes line up — production continues daily to respond to orders from local people and nationwide.

Through the website and blog — custom-order and name-inscribed daruma orders began arriving from all over the country — and uses are expanding yearly: corporate and store opening celebrations, anniversary commemorations, elections, event novelties, and sports team support daruma. Matched to order content — devising ground color and color schemes, calligraphy style and layout — finishing each one while imagining the recipient and occasion is characteristic.

For custom orders — responding to detailed requests as much as possible: logo inclusion, calligraphy style designation matching sign, original wording matching prayer content, back writing and bottom writing. With the thought "please consult about anything freely" — carefully conducting hearing by phone and email — proposing daruma matched to use and budget.

Usually standing at the workshop as a daruma craftsman in Takasaki — the shopkeeper also has a side as a photographer who loves mountain climbing. Things felt in nature and connections with the region are also leveraged in creation daruma and collaboration plans. Going forward — as Takasaki daruma that delivers joy to people with craftsmen's technique and heart — continuing daruma making that accompanies living and region.

A husband-and-wife handmade daruma workshop

Daruma Kobo Yanase is a small daruma workshop with its workshop in Shimo-Toyooka-machi, Takasaki City. A husband-and-wife team consistently performs everything from base making to finishing — carefully producing each piece by old-style methods. While also handling sign daruma production and original character daruma — committed to daruma making as lucky charms that quietly support daily work and milestone occasions.

Abundant track record of custom-order, name-inscribed, and original daruma

Logo-bearing corporate daruma, store-name and trade-name-bearing opening celebration daruma, memorial daruma for written messages, election daruma, large daruma for events — abundant track record of custom-order and name-inscribed daruma. Selecting fitting calligraphy styles for each order — kanji, katakana, alphabet, and Edo-moji — accommodating diverse layouts like vertical, horizontal, diagonal, and back writing.

Commitment to flavorful brush calligraphy

For name-inscribed and custom daruma — thinking "the skill of name-inscription calligraphy becomes the deciding factor" — polishing the brush calligraphy technique cultivated over long years. Powerful calligraphy using black enamel, expressions matched to prayer content, and well-balanced placement — selecting and finishing the optimal calligraphy for each order. The shopkeeper's prized flavorful brush calligraphy is supported by many repeaters and word-of-mouth.

From pass-exam prayer to bridal — Takasaki daruma accompanying living

In addition to classic lucky items like pass-exam and victory prayers, family safety, and business prosperity — proposing daruma matched to various scenes — bridal daruma, pair daruma replacing welcome boards, anniversary daruma, and collaborations with regional events and tourism plans. Recently — also actively engaging in new themes like creation daruma prayed for epidemic dispersal and original daruma for mountain events.