What is the kendama? - The kendama is a well-knoen game in Japan.
Facts on the kendama - You can do 1,000 things with the kendama.
The kendama can be used by men, women, children and the old.
Did you know that the kendama helps you to concentrate more and it also helps you to
perseverance.
The kendama may look easy but you soon find that it is quite difficult. The way that kendama is hold is called grip. The kendama is made with wood. It has a point at the top, three attached cups and a ball with a small hole in the end. The rule of the game is to throw the ball in the air and catch it with the wood. Most people may think that kendama is made in Japan. It is actually made in France. This toy is played by hundreds of children in Japan. There are also theories that this toy was made in China or Greece. In France, this toy is called bilboquet. Bil means "ball", and boquet means "small tree".After World War 2, the kendama was sold in candy stores as along with other popular toys, such as menko, bi-dama and bei-goma. The Japanese are hoping that the kendama will sometime become very famous around the world some day.
This is a kendama.