Festivals · Kanto
Takasaki Daruma Market
高崎だるま市
New Year market in front of Takasaki Station selling the city's famous red daruma wishing dolls (Takasaki makes 80% of Japan's daruma), with food stalls, stage events and a daruma burning ceremony.
Expected window
- Dates
- Fri 01 to Sat 02 Jan 2027
- Date status
- Expected window, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Takasaki Station west exit station-front street (Washington Hotel Plaza to Ara-machi crossing)
- City
- Takasaki
- Prefecture
- Gunma
- Region
- Kanto
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
New Year market in front of Takasaki Station selling the city's famous red daruma wishing dolls (Takasaki makes 80% of Japan's daruma), with food stalls, stage events and a daruma burning ceremony. Free entry; daruma dolls from about ¥1,000 Nothing to book; 50 min from Tokyo by Shinkansen; combine with Shorinzan Daruma-ji temple's own market (Jan 6–7)
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking links for this event are added after the product checks pass.
Official source: https://www.city.takasaki.gunma.jp/uploaded/attachment/25736.pdf. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.