Daruma otoshi toy (daruma Otoshi - だるま落とし)

Daruma otoshi is a traditional Japanese game of skill made of a pile of circular wooden blocks with on top the head of Daruma, a famous Zen monk. The aim of the game is to remove the bottom block with a wooden hammer leaving the remaining pile in place. The game ends when all the blocks have been removed that way or if the pile tumbles down.

 

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Daluma otoshi
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Daluma otoshi sold in a shop [source]

 

 

 

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