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New Year Games

Hanetsuki & Koma

In hanetsuki, which is similar to badminton, two players hit a birdie back and forth with a decorated wooden paddle called hagoita. The one who lets it drop to the ground gets a black ink mark on her face!

Koma, or spinning tops, is fun to play. The tops are spun either by hand or with a string. In one game each player spins their top within a circle and tries to knock the other top out of bounds.

Tako-age (Kite-flying)

Japanese kites are made of paper glued onto a thin bamboo frame. They come in many different shapes and sizes, and are decorated with faces of samurai or kabuki actors, or with calligraphy.

Fukuwarai

In this game, one person is blindfolded, and then tries to put all of the parts (mouth, nose, eyes, eyebrows) onto a blank face. It’s fun to see the comical results!