Small Buddhas around - Small Buddhas around

Japanese: 回りの小仏 - まわりのこぼとけ

A traditional Japanese game. It is also called "Mawari Mawari no Kobotoke," "Naka no Naka no Kobotoke," "Naka no Naka no Jizo-san," or simply "Kobotoke." It is a game similar to "Kagome Kagome," in which children join hands to form a circle, and a blindfolded little Buddha (also called Jizo or Kobo) enters the circle. The children circle around it singing cheery words, and when the child finishes singing and bends down, the little Buddha catches him and guesses his name. The one who is guessed correctly becomes a little Buddha.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

日本の伝統遊戯の一つ。〈まわりまわりのこぼとけ〉〈なかのなかのこぼとけ〉〈なかのなかのじぞうさん〉，あるいは単に〈こぼとけ〉ともいう。〈かごめかごめ〉と同様の遊びで，子どもたちが手をつないで輪をつくり，その輪の中に目隠しをした小仏(地蔵あるいは小坊とも)が1人入り，まわりを子どもたちがはやしことばを歌いながらめぐり，歌が終わってかがんだところを小仏がその1人をつかまえ名を当て，当てられたものが小仏となる。

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