At a time when young people of all ages are focused on electronics and apps, the popularity of the kendama — a traditional Japanese toy made out of wood — seems like an anomaly. It hasn't caught on ...

Almost every child that has grown up in Japan has seen a kendama, a wooden traditional Japanese toy consisting of a ken (sword) and tama (ball) connected by a length of string. The ken has three cups ...

Like all good games, Kendama is easy-ish to learn and frustrating as all ever-loving £%&*@£^% to master. What’s a poor entrepreneur to do when a game hasn’t changed for 400 years? Rename it Dendama, ...

The kendama is a Japanese variant on cup-and-ball games. It is enjoyed by both children performing simple tricks and adults completing much more complex ones. The kendama has a long history, but the ...

A first skate experience in Madrid mixed with a Kendama session and skatepark vibes from Rio for a fun travel skate vlog.

The traditional cup-and-ball game “kendama” is back, thanks to a new “cool” image mostly nurtured overseas and imported back to Japan. “Definitely, people who had never been associated with kendama, ...

A worker produces a "kendama" toy at Yamagata Koubou Co. in Nagai, Yamagata Prefecture, on May 1, 2020. (Mainichi/Akane Matono) YAMAGATA -- Before they were sucked into the virtual worlds of ...

If you’ve been waiting, now is the perfect time to take up the traditional children’s game. As the game grows in popularity overseas, kendama is also getting a bit of extra attention in Japan, it ...

Dave Mateo, a dancer and Kendama Pro is dead at 32. Pic credit: Kendama USA/YouTube. Dave Mateo, a Kendama USA Pro and professional dancer, has passed away. Several tributes have poured in following ...

"Kendama is an over-100-year-old ancient skill toy from Japan," Ha told The Korea Times. "It has a handle with three cups and a ball attached with a string. Around the late 2000s, it got exposed to ...