Latest newsletter:"Hagoita"
December 25, 2020Here is a Haiku written by a Haiku poet, HATTORI Ransetsu, who lived in 17c. (Interpretation: "Hagoita" racket is utterly auspicious on either side. )
There is a traditional game that is played during the New Year period called "Hanetsuki" in Japan. People hit a shuttlecock like in badminton with a wooden racket, and try not to let it drop on the ground. The shuttlecock is made using a washout seed with several feathers. This black seed is very hard and makes pleasant clanging sounds when hit by the rackets.
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Amulet for female : Hagoita
Translation by: Hitomi Kochi, reviewed by Chan Yee Ting
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