A nationally famous Obaku Zen temple known as the birthplace of good-luck daruma. The formal name is Shorinzan Darumaji. The origin of Takasaki daruma was the 9th-generation Togaku Zenji instructing villagers in daruma-making for community relief during the Tenmei Famine (1783-1787). About 200,000 visitors come each year for the January 6-7 "Shorinzan Nanakusa Taisai Daruma Market." The Daruma Hal…