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Hagoita Shuttlecock

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Hagoita Shuttlecock

hagoita 羽子板 

is a sort of game like badminton or shuttlecock, with a wooden paddle and small balls with feathers attached to them. It is a traditional game for the New Year Holidays. Little girls play it dressed in kimono.


If you look closely, the girl holds a small board with Daruma in her left hand.

From the Japan Times, December 2007

© Photo: SATOKO KAWASAKI,
Japan Times, December 18, 2007





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