Muddy Okuma

Japanese: おくまどろどろ
Muddy Okuma

...A type of tag. It has similar names such as "oyatorikotori", "kotori ony", and "kotoro", and in some regions it is also called "okumadorodoro" or "nekokko". In the late Edo period essay "Kottoshu" (by Santo Kyoden), "Today, children play with "kotoro" and "kotoro".

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Okumadorodoro" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…鬼ごっこの一種。〈おやとりことり〉〈ことりおに〉〈ことろ〉など類似の別称があり,地方によっては〈おくまどろどろ〉〈ねこっこ〉などとも呼ばれる。江戸後期の随筆《骨董集》(山東京伝)に〈今童遊びに子とろ子とろといふ事をすめり。…

※「おくまどろどろ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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