Jindai-Goma: Jindai Spinning Top
October 21, 2016The Jindai spinning top is a traditional folk toy which has been produced in Sadowara domain of the Shimazu clan (present day Miyazaki prefecture, Southern Japan) long ago. In the Edo period (17-19c), it is said that the Jindai spinning top was produced by samurai warriors as a side job.
It became popular among the children of samurai warriors. As a charm against evil, the Jindai spinning top later became a popular gift for the Boys Festival held on the fifth of May of each year. At the time of the feudal lords' alternate-year attendance to Edo (present day Tokyo Metropolis), it is said that the Jindai spinning top was an indispensable souvenir from Hyuga province (present day Miyazaki prefecture).
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Jindai-Goma: Jindai Spinning Top
Translated by Kohei Nishimura, reviewed by Yoshiko Nagao
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