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traditional New Year games; New Year's pastimes
Traditional games played during the Japanese New Year holiday period. These include activities like kite flying, spinning tops, playing karuta, and battledore and shuttlecock.
Usage
Representative 正月遊び include:
- 凧揚げ (kite flying)
- コマ回し (top spinning)
- 羽根つき (battledore and shuttlecock)
- 福笑い (face-part placement game)
- かるた (karuta card game)
- すごろく (Japanese board game)
These games are part of traditional Japanese New Year culture, though many are less commonly played today. Schools and community events sometimes organize 正月遊び activities to pass down these traditions.