According to the temple, Katsuo-ji became known as the “Daruma temple” about 100 years ago, around the same time the site began selling the dolls — a lucky talisman in Japan and a symbol of ...

As a food writer based in Asia ... Dish not to miss: katsuo no tataki The largest prefecture of Shikoku, the smallest and least visited of Japan’s main islands, Kochi forms a gentle arc along ...

Osaka, Japan (CNN) — At Katsuo-ji Temple, Daruma dolls watch from every corner. They peer between tree branches, cluster around altars, and dot winding pathways, flashes of bright red among the ...