Flower sesame - Flower sesame

Japanese: お花ごま - おはなごま

...The game was played in a violent way, with players slamming their tops against the opponent's tops, and it got the boys' blood boiling. (7) Gambling Tops Tops were carved into hexagons (such as flower tops) or octagons (such as happo tops), with pictures painted on each side, and players gambled on which side would end up on top when the tops fell. Even today, local toys such as "Donkoro tops" from Tohoku and "Daikichi tops" from Tottori remain. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ohanagoma" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…遊び方は相手のこまに自分のこまをたたきつけるという激しいもので，男の子たちの血をわかせた。(7)賭博ごま　こまを六角形(お花ごまなど)や八角形(八方ごまなど)にけずり，各面に絵を描いて，倒れたときにどの面が上に出るかで賭博を行うもの。現在も東北の〈どんころごま〉，鳥取の〈大吉ごま〉などが郷土玩具として残っている。…

※「お花ごま」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。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について | 情報

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