fox and geese

Japanese: fox and geese(英語表記)foxandgeese
fox and geese

…This game became popular during the Edo period, and as the “Butsurui Shoko” states, “In both Kyoto and Edo, it is called Juroku Musashi, in China it is called Musashi, and in Ueno and Shimonobe it is called Juroku Sagari…” we can see that it spread throughout the country. A game very similar to Juroku Musashi is “Fox and Geese,” which has been played for a long time mainly in Europe. [Hanzawa Toshiro]…

*Some of the terminology that mentions "fox and geese" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…江戸時代にこの遊びは盛んとなり,《物類称呼》に〈京江戸共に,十六むさしと云,中国にてむさしと云,上野下野辺にて十六さすがりと云……〉とあるように,全国的に広まっていたことがわかる。なお,十六むさしによく似た遊びとして,ヨーロッパを中心に古くから遊ばれている〈キツネとガチョウfox and geese〉がある。【半沢 敏郎】。…

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