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 ...

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.

Kendama game popular with kids. A kendama craze has swept the North Shore. Maria Spitale-Leisk Jun 20, 2016 3:03 PM. Share by Email. Share on Facebook. Share on X. Share on LinkedIn. Print.

In another game, ken for ken, if the person can’t do the trick, they have to give up their kendama. At Finch Elementary, there’s a rule against playing ken for ken.

Kendama, Sungka, Sipa: Asian Pastimes That Shaped Times Games Creators An Asian-influenced activity project for the At Home section reminded staff members of how games connect them with their ...

“We started Cereal Kendama in university and have been around for nine years,” says Jonathan Lee, 33, co-founder of Cereal Kendama. “The game blew up long ago, and then it died quickly for ...

The takeover happened so quickly – because of a little ball on a string with a cup and a spike.One minute, he was just a kid at Mater Dei High School in 2014. The next minute, kendama happened ...

Kendama, a simple string-and-ball game with origins in Japan, is exploding in popularity across Sonoma County and flying off shelves at local stores. Sonoma County students going crazy for Kendamas.