Airborne spinning top - Airborne spinning top

Japanese: 空中ごま - くうちゅうごま
Airborne spinning top - Airborne spinning top

...One theory is that the trend started when sumo wrestler Hitachiyama and his troupe brought them back as souvenirs when they toured Europe and America in 1907-08. Even today, they are called "airborne tops" and made as local toys in top-producing areas such as Sasebo and in the Tohoku region, where kokeshi dolls and wooden toys are produced. [Saito Ryosuke]...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一説には,1907年から08年にかけて力士常陸山一行が欧米を巡遊興行した際,みやげ物として持ち帰ったのが流行の因になったともいう。現在でも佐世保などのこまの産地,東北地方のこけし・木地玩具産地などでは〈空中ごま〉などと呼ばれ,郷土玩具としてつくられている。【斎藤 良輔】。…

※「空中ごま」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。

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