I came across this Daruma set at Changi airport the other day. I'd always seen the fortune cat kit (which my colleague already has one) and this is the first time I see Daruma. Being such a fan of Japanese culture and stuff, I wasted no time to sink in my $13.90 for the toy! So Daruma is officially my first mini bricks toy! Awesome.
Isn't it cute? I think most adults are familiar with Lego being part of our childhood. nanoblock's micro-sized building block just make the concept of bricks building even more fun for adults as a challenge. Plus we can display the finished product with mini space constraint.
Daruma nanoblock - 180 pieces
What is nanoblock?
I thought most people should have an idea of what is it already. Just in case, the above is self explanatory.
What's inside the kit?
Enough said. My finished product after some errors and rectification:
What's a Daruma doll?
Ok, seriously I think this is worth elaborating. I had always known this red bearded man toy is popular with Japanese as a symbol of good luck and it is the kinda toy that will always stand upright no matter how u push it (不倒翁）but I just dunno the actual history of the toy. I did a wiki search and it revealed that Daruma doll is modeled after Dharma, the founder of Zen sect of Buddhism, which is the main religion in Japan. It is typically red because it is believed that the highest ranking priest in the past wears red. The good luck notion is associated with Dharma's past writing of New Year's charms that is supposed to bring prosperity and happiness and ward off accidents and misfortune. Now how's that for a little bit of cultural education?! :-)
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