Kemari - Ancient Japanese Hacky Sack/Soccer
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Kemari is an Ancient Japanese sport originally from China which is a mix of soccer/football and hacky sack. Players try to keep the ball in air by using various parts of their body except the hands to keep the ball aloft. The ball BTW is made of deer and horse skin.
I caught this event one spring about a year or two ago at a small shrine in Kyoto.
Historical info at the end about how a chance meeting at a kemari match led to a significant change in Japanese history
I caught this event one spring about a year or two ago at a small shrine in Kyoto.
Historical info at the end about how a chance meeting at a kemari match led to a significant change in Japanese history
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