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Hanetsuki

Also known as 羽根突き · Japanese battledore

Hanetsuki: photograph by Kusakabe Kimbei
Photo: Kusakabe Kimbei, Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Players bat a feathered hane shuttle with decorated wooden paddles (hagoita), one solo keep-up or two-player rally; misses are marked with ink on the face.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Japan.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Age of Contact and Craft (about 1500 to 1800), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Japan and Korea.

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