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	HANETSUKI
		This meant that, over the centuries, the status of "Hanetsuki" changed from being a favourite adult pastime played at court to that of a children's traditional New Year game.
		Sadly the New Year cries of "Hanetsuki" are no longer a familiar sound on the streets of Japan, the volume of modern day traffic make it much too dangerous.
		In many parts of Japan there is still an observance of the age old custom of presenting a "Hagoita" to a baby girl, at the first New Year after her birth, to celebrate her healthy growth.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/Rexhaggett/hanetsuk.htm (0 words)

	Hanetsuki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hanetsuki (羽根突き, 羽子突き) is a Japanese traditional game, similar to badminton, played with a rectangular wooden paddle, called a hagoita, and a brightly-coloured shuttlecock.
		Often played by girls at the New Year, the game can be played in two fashions, by one person attempting to keep the shuttlecock aloft as long as possible, or by the two people batting it back and forth.
		Although Hanetsuki is not as popular as it used to be, decorative hagoita are commonly sold throughout Japan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hanetsuki (150 words)

	hanetsuki
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	mywebpage.netscape.com /SellaPb6715/hanetsuki.html (0 words)

	Battledore game
		While kids still like to play hanetsuki, many people simply enjoy collecting the paddles for their decorative value.
		Hanetsuki is a kind of Japanese badminton game played with shuttlecocks called hane and decorative paddles called hagoita.
		Since hagoita were especially popular among women collectors, it has since become a custom to give a hagoita as a gift to celebrate the birth of a girl.
	www.geocities.com /worldkigo/battledore.html (922 words)

	Hanetsuki
		Hanetsuki (羽根突き, 羽子突き) is a Japanese traditional game, similar to badminton, played with a rectangular wooden paddle, called a hagoita, and a brightly-coloured shuttlecock.
		Often played by girls at the New Year, the game can be played in two fashions, by one person attempting to keep the shuttlecock aloft as long as possible, or by the two people batting it back and forth.
		Although Hanetsuki is not as popular as it used to be, decorative hagoita are commonly sold throughout Japan.
	www.homestayfinder.com /Dictionary.aspx?q=Hanetsuki (118 words)

	Japundit » 2005 » December » 24
		In the past, hagoita were used in the game hanetsuki which was similar to badminton.
		Hanetsuki also served as a ritual bestowing health upon the players and providing protection from mosquitoes.
		Because of this belief, the traditional present to a newborn baby girl is a hagoita which is seen as a good luck charm to protect the health of girls.
	japundit.com /archives/2005/12/24 (792 words)

	Tomobiki-cho, The Urusei Yatsura Web Site
		Hanetsuki is a traditional Japanese New Year's game, played with a wooden paddle called hagoita and a shuttle called hane.
		In the chapter "Shaping Up With Hanetsuki" the gang are forced to play against one another in a New Year's battle at school.
		Usually the game is for girls, which is why most of the guys seem to complain about being forced to play.
	furinkan.com /uy/faq/references/hanetsuki.htm (90 words)

	Jon's Pictures :: 正月２００５ (New Year's 2005) :: dcp_0794
		It is used to play a game called Hanetsuki, but these are specially decorated for New Year's.
		Hanetsuki is a traditional New Year's game played mainly by young girls.
		A sport similiar to hanetsuki is badminton but hanetsuki uses a beautifully wooden battledore (hagoita) instead of a racket and a shuttlecock.
	gallery.thejon.org /oshougatsu2005/dcp_0794 (60 words)

	Zen-Zen O
		Suizan carries on in the traditions of the great Ukiyoe masters of the past whilst infusing his beauties with an unmistakable freshness, vibrancy and poise.
		In this New Years scroll a stylish and youthful lady is playing a type of badminton called hanetsuki.
		She is depicted playfully poised to strike the falling hane.
	www.zen-zen0.com /items/469756/item469756zenzen.html (0 words)

	games
		Hanetsuki is a game for one or two players.
		The boys had decorated their own paddles (called hagoita) and many of them gave the teachers in my group their paddles and shuttlecock to take home with us.
		The taketombo is something I had played with as a child, but was reintroduced to the toy while in Japan.
	www.amphi.com /teachers/ashiers/japan/games.html (749 words)

	Scenic Mementos/Topic
		"Hanetsuki," drawn in this picture, is a traditional New Year's game in Japan.
		By hitting a shuttlecock made by attaching a soapberry seed to a feather, people mimed driving away mosquitoes and flies which caused epidemics.
		That is, "hanetsuki" had the meaning of driving out evil.
	www.ndl.go.jp /site_nippon/japane/marking/topic/B01_p1.html (166 words)

	Games - Hanetsuki
		Hanetsuki (羽根突き, 羽子突き) is a Japanese traditional game, similar to badminton, played with a rectangular wooden paddle, called a hagoita, and a brightly-coloured shuttlecock.
		Often played by girls at the New Year, the game can be played in two fashions, by one person attempting to keep the shuttlecock aloft as long as possible, or by the two people batting it back and forth.
		Although Hanetsuki is not as popular as it used to be, decorative hagoita are commonly sold throughout Japan.
	listing-index.ebay.com /games/Hanetsuki.html (0 words)

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		Takoage means "kite-flying." It is a popular New Year activity for children in Japan.
		Hanetsuki is a traditional New Year game similar to badminton.
		It is played with an ornamented wooden paddle by girls dressed in kimono.
	home.alc.co.jp /db/owa/dy_intjpnp?c_sno=162 (253 words)

	Japundit » At New Year’s, Japan Breaks Out the Rackets
		In the past, hagoita were used in the game hanetsuki which was similar to badminton.
		Hanetsuki also served as a ritual bestowing health upon the players and providing protection from mosquitoes.
		Because of this belief, the traditional present to a newborn baby girl is a hagoita which is seen as a good luck charm to protect the health of girls.
	www.japundit.com /archives/2005/12/24/1758 (892 words)

	Legacy of Japanese Toys/Anime Action Figures - Page 2 - JapanForum.com
		One popular game that has been around for a long time is hanetsuki, which resembles badminton but uses no net.
		The shuttlecock is made from a seed with feathers attached, and the paddle, called a hagoita, is rectangular and made of wood.
		Hanetsuki, played with a rectangular wooden paddle, called a hagoita, and a brightly-coloured shuttlecock.
	www.japanforum.com /forum/japanese-video-games-toys/2546-legacy-japanese-toys-anime-action-figures-2.html (0 words)

	Hanetsuki - Japanese badminton
		Keeping you up to date on Japan travel and living related issues and site updates.
		Hanetsuki is a traditional Japanese New Year's game, played with a wooden paddle called hagoita (see picture on the left) and a shuttle called hane (see picture below).
		The game resembles badminton, played without a net.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2261.html (0 words)

	Link Banners - Aichi Center for Japanese Studies
		Each of the December banners were contributed by Roger Fung, a student in the AIJP from Hong Kong.
		A traditional New Year pastime in Japan is 'Hanetsuki', a badminton-resembling game played by girls with wooden paddles and a shuttlecock.
		In the past, the person who missed the shuttlecock had a mark drawn on her face with fl ink; and the game continued until one of the player's face was completely covered with these ink markings.
	www.yamasa.org /acjs/english/link_december.html (779 words)

	Hidemi - We invite you to the world of Hidemi Japanese Confectionery
		Hanetsuki, or shuttlecock and battledore, is a girl's game.
		It is shaped "hagoita" used for "hanetsuki" that mentioned above and on this plate, there are our charcoal peanuts which look like "shuttlecock".
		"Hanetsuki" originated as a New Year's event at the imperial court, a sort of polo in which mounted players with flat bats vied to see who could be the first to scoop a ball into the goal.
	www.hidemi-co.com /recipe.html?recipeid=00006 (424 words)

	NewYears Day in japan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		One of the foods that is traditionally eaten on New Year’s is soba, the long noodles are to symbolize long life.
		Games on New Years like, hanetsuki are also played by the children.
		Hanetsuki is played with a wooden paddle called hagoita and a shuttle called hane.
	punahou.edu /js/japanese/kazama/2003-4/8/33/5/NewYearsDayinjapan.htm (160 words)

	Torii Online (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Around 50 stallholders from the Kanto area, gather at Sensoji temple, Asakusa, Tokyo during Hagoita-ichi held Dec. 17 - 19 every year.
		Hanetsuki, similar to badminton, was a very popular game among girls since old days.
		If one misses receiving or hitting bach the hane, or shuttlecock, or if it drops to the ground, the other party has a right to draw either a circle or a cross mark on the opponent’s face.
	www.usarj.army.mil /archives/archives/2000/dec/15/cultural/story01.htm (607 words)

	JapanCorner - The Benihana Guide to Japan
		Popular games include, of course, the many electronic games which are produced in Japan, the traditional colorful card game called I and a form of Japanese badminton called hanetsuki which is played with a paddle (hagoita) and birdies.
		They are often based on comic book (manga) and anime characters.
		Hanetsuki is Japanese badminton and is played with a paddle (hagoita) and birdies.
	www.japancorner.com /fun_games.asp (2112 words)

	Index_Glossary_Ges_thru_Hic
		A battledore used in the game of hanetsuki.
		Hanetsuki is plyed without a net, however, and can be played alone."
		A rebus: When I was small I remember playing with books filled with picture puzzles.
	www.printsofjapan.com /Index_Glossary_Ges_thru_Hic.htm (2514 words)

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		The shuttlecock signifies a wish that newborns will not be plagued by evil spirits.
		Plus 50 merchants set up their shops to sell Hagoita (battledore) in the compound of Senso-ji Temple.
		Hagoita is the gift to wish for a healthy child and to celebrate the new year with a game of hanetsuki, that reflects the people’s warmth and sense of beauty.
	www.kintetsu.com /edocation/Edo-cation_files/slide0020.htm (165 words)

	Japanese New Year
		Boys typically flew kites, while girls played with battledores and shuttlecocks (hanetsuki), though there was surely some overlap between the two.
		Adults, with children, sometimes played games with poetry, such as shell-matching with 36 poems or capping verses from the 100 poets (hyakunin isshu) with playing cards.
		Genre scenes of women or girls playing hanetsuki are also common.
	www.artelino.com /articles/japanese-new-year.asp (3286 words)

	New Year (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The number of nengajo sent for the 1998 New Year's holidays was approximately four billion.
		In earlier times, almost all children took part in such special outdoor New Year entertainments as kite-flying and spinning tops (especially for boys) and a badminton-like game for girls called hanetsuki.
		Indoor entertainments included uta karuta card games which tested the participants' quickness at recognizing poems from the Hyakunin isshu (Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets), and a board game called sugoroku, similar to backgammon.
	web-jpn.org /factsheet/events/new_year.html (503 words)

	Japanese Festivals (Site not responding. Last check: )
		No work should be done all day and free of stress and anger.
		Sometimes activities like Badminton (Hanetsuki), Card game (Karuta), and Kite flying (Takoge) are played.Many people also send New Year cards to each other.
		Food served on Shogatsu include ozoni (soup with mochi), otoso(sweetened rice wine), and osechi ryori.
	www.expage.com /jfestival (181 words)

	National Badminton Museum - Badminton England
		The Hagoita bats or paddles were used to play Hanetsuki, using a relatively small shuttlecock (Hane), a Japanese version of Battledore and Shuttlecock, traditionally played on New Year’s Day.
		In the collection of pictures in the National Badminton Centre is a fl and white line drawing signed by C. Roth 1894.
		Two Japanese girls in National Costume playing Hanetsuki which was published in the Illustrated London News, Jan 19th, 1895.
	www.badmintonengland.co.uk /text.asp?section=00010001001100170003 (884 words)

	Annual Events
		New Year’s celebration is a big event in Japan where people enjoy rituals, games and traditional foods.
		Students will enjoy a Japanese New Year at the school by tasting foods prepared by parents and teachers, and play games like Chart and Hanetsuki.
		In Japan families with daughters set up a tiered platform with dolls symbolizing the Emperor, Empress, Court ladies in attendance, in the robes of the Heian era.
	www.seattlejapaneseschool.org /html/annual_events.htm (281 words)

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