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 ...

The Japanese skill toy known as the Kendama has had a wild ride from its origins in France all the way to becoming intertwined in the Hip-Hop community via No jumper and Adam22. We would see ...

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 ...

One minute, he was just a kid at Mater Dei High School in 2014. The next minute, kendama happened. Suddenly, Alex Hirota of Santa Ana had an obsession that not only changed him immediately ...

Clubs are forming, after-school programs have waiting lists, kendama parties are thrown and games are created; there are kendama professional teams, and YouTube videos featuring the toy are ...

Hundreds of people from around the world are in Minnesota this weekend to compete in North America's largest kendama tournament. Kendama is a traditional Japanese skill toy consisting of a handle ...

I didn’t want to give it back. I had to give in and buy a kendama of my own.” The kendama is a toy that is similar to cup and ball; the only difference is that the kendama has three cups ...

There is a game called kendama, which is a wooden ball tied to a wooden stick with a string. The goal is to swing the ball onto the stick and try to balance it. Another is called otedama ...

Some of the island’s best showed off their skills at the Kendama Contest finals on Saturday. The Guam Nikkei Association held the contest for several weeks at the Guam Premier Outlets ...