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This is a list of traditional Japanese games. Games ... important rules change (free opening) in Japan; Renju; ... a Japanese trick-taking card game. Uta-garuta - a ...
Kemari (蹴鞠) is an athletic game that was popular in Japan during the Heian (794–1185) and Kamakura period (1185–1333). It resembles a game of keepie uppie or hacky sack. The game was popular in Kyoto, the capital, and the surrounding Kinki (Kansai region), and over time it spread from the aristocracy to the samurai class and chōnin class.
Otedama (お手玉) is a traditional Japanese children's game. Small bean bags are tossed and juggled in a game similar to jacks. Although it is generally a social game, Otedama can also be played alone. It is rarely competitive and often accompanied by singing. Otedama play is thought to be in decline. [citation needed]
The kendama is the Japanese version of the classic cup-and-ball game, [1] and is also a variant of the French cup-and-ball game bilboquet. Kendama can be held in different grips, and many tricks and combinations can be performed. The game is played by tossing the ball into the air and attempting to catch it on the stick point. [2]
List of Japanese games may refer to: List of traditional Japanese games; List of Japanese board games; See also. Category:Video games developed in Japan
Suikawari being played on a beach in Japan. A family preparing to play Suikawari at a picnic in Tokyo, 2018. The rules are similar to piñata. A watermelon is laid out, and participants one by one attempt to smash it open. Each is blindfolded, spun around three times, and handed a wooden stick, or bokken, to strike with. The first to crack the ...
Oicho-Kabu (おいちょかぶ) is a traditional Japanese card game that is similar to Baccarat.It is typically played with special kabufuda cards. A hanafuda deck can also be used, if the last two months are discarded, and Western playing cards can be used if the face cards are removed from the deck and aces are counted as one.
Risk and deduction game: Coup: Gomoku (五目並べ, gomokunarabe) circa 850: Traditional: 2: Strategic abstract game played with Go pieces on a Renju board (15×15), goal to reach five in a row: Renju, Four in a row: Jinsei Game (人生ゲーム, jin-sei gēmu) 1967: Takara? Japanese adaption of The Game of Life: The Game of Life: Machi Koro ...