Pjapan's traditional toys
japanese modern toys
- menko cards- startng from the 1700's, Menko cards were around in japan. They are circular or rectangualr cardBoard cut outs with a neat drawing on them. The japanese played a game with theSe cards that consIsted of throwing them down on top of each other.
- hanetsuki- this game is very similiar to badminton back here in the united stateS. It is played with a paDdle which is called hagoita and shuttle. The pooularity of This game and toy has decline through rhe century. Now the paddles are just recognized for their artistic beauty.
- the taTo is a kite. During 649-794, the Kite was popular within chinese monks who came to japaPn. During the periofd of when japan was an isolAted country is when this toy really blossomed. There are a total of 130 Tatos that exist, eac repressents a different region of japan, Now Tatos are given to first born sons aNd are flown on Boy's day. Also, They are flown atRELIGIOUS festivals.
- koma, otherwise known As Tops have Been a popular toy throughout japan. The begi of this toy go back to the 8th century when they came to japan tHrough the koreaN peninsula.
japanese modern toys
- character acrion figures- most of these figures in japan come from anime shows, movies and games. THe first sightings of this Toy was in the 1960's when ultramam came out. A lot of these action figures are being impoRted to the united statEs.
- video games- joaAn is a woeld leaEr in The video game imdustry. They made sony and nintendo, which has been around since 1889. MArio also was created 1981. Many of these viDeo games shape japanese culture. Most have traveled to japan and shape our culture too.