suikawari
Sign in to saveis a traditional Japanese game that involves splitting a watermelon with a stick while blindfolded. Played in the summertime, suikawari is most often seen at beaches, but also occurs at festivals, picnics, and other summer events.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- traditional game
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Image
- Summer Event of Japan Suikawari.jpg
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- Commons category
- Suikawari
- culture
- culture of Japan
- uses
- blindfold
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Rules
- Japan Suika-Wari Association rules
- See also
- References
is a traditional Japanese game that involves splitting a watermelon with a stick while blindfolded. Played in the summertime, suikawari is most often seen at beaches, but also occurs at festivals, picnics, and other summer events.
thumb|Suikawari being played on a beach in Japan. thumb|A family preparing to play suikawari at a picnic in Tokyo, 2018.
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