- 2011-01-01 (土) 9:30
- Events in Tokyo | Japanese Culture | Japanese Tradition
A popular sport to do in the new year in Japan is Hanetsuki (羽根突き).
Hanetsuki is like badminton without a net, played with a square-shaped wooden racket and a birdie made with Sapindaceae seed. Two players continue a rally, and the one who fails to hit back loses. The winner can draw paintings on the losers face with Sumi (墨, Japanese ink used for calligraphy)
Actually, Hanetsuki is not as popular as it used to be, alike many other traditions. However, the wooden racket, Hagoita (羽子板), is still popular for displaying at home.
Hagoita is usually decorated beautifully. Most of them are painted with lacqer, and some have steric silk collages (these tend to be expensive, so probably no one will use it for playing Hanetsuki).
Hagoita are generally sold at Hagoita-ichi (羽子板市, Hagoita fair), in December. In Tokyo, Sensoji (浅草寺) is famous for its Hagoita-ichi, which had been held every year since the Edo period.
If you are interested in the history of Hagoita, there is a small museum in Tokyo, which displays Hagoita from the Edo, Meiji, Taisho, Showa period.
Hagoita Shiryokan (羽子板資料館)
Address: 25-43-5, Mukojima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Open: 10:00-17:00 on Thur., Fri., Sat. (Closed period Oct.1-Jan.20)
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