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Hanetsuki羽根突き 羽根つきalternative words: Hanetsuki game, Battledore, Japanese badminton keywords: game related topics: New year , Muromachi period , Edo period , Hagoita related web sites: http://www.pref.hiroshima.jp/kyouiku/bunka/chuusei/21-2.htm explanation: Game which consists to strike mutually a shuttlecock (hane) by 2 persons or 2 groups and those who miss it become a looser. It looks like a badminton but there is no net and racket is a wooden paddle (hagoita) while shuttlecock is made with soapberry seed and feathers. The game was already played by aristocrats during Muromachi period but has been generalized among population since the end of Edo period. Hanetsuki was greatly played during a new year festival until recently. | |