Gikkonbattan

Japanese: ぎっこんばったん
Gikkonbattan

...It has long been a favorite game for children, and images of children playing by placing planks on fallen tree trunks appear in British picture books from the 1880s. In Japan, the game has been given various names depending on the region, such as "Gikkonbattan," "Pettanko," "Zaicobattan," and "Agarisagari," based on the way the see-saw moves. Children play by balancing their bodies when they rise high into the air, and enjoying the sensation of lifting and lowering weight as they go up and down.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古くから子どもが好む遊びであり,倒れた木の幹に厚板をのせて遊ぶ子どもの姿が1880年代のイギリスの絵本に出ている。日本でも,シーソーの動きのようすから〈ぎっこんばったん〉〈ぺったんこ〉〈ざいこばったん〉〈あがりさがり〉など地方によりいろいろな遊び名がつけられている。空中に高く上がったときに身体のバランスをとったり,上がり下がりの抜重,荷重の感じを楽しんだりして遊ぶ。…

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