Hidden Gate

...It is a game that has been played since ancient times by children. The common names for it are "hide and seek," "kakureoni," and "kakurenbo," but in recent years "kakurenbo" has become the common name throughout the country. In Santo Kyoden's Kotsutoshu (1814-15), it is written, "The word 'hide and seek' must be what we call today's hide and seek."...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…古くから行われてきた子どもの遊びで，〈かくれあそび〉〈かくれおに〉〈かくれんぼ〉が一般的な名称だが，近年は〈かくれんぼ〉が全国的通称になっている。山東京伝の《骨董集》(1814‐15)に〈かくれ遊びとあるは今云ふかくれんぼなるべし。…

※「かくれおに」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