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	Science Fair Projects - Kemari
		Kemari (Japanese:蹴鞠) is a sport that was popular in Japan in the Heian Period.
		Kemari was introduced to Japan from China about 1400 years ago during the Asuka period of Japan.
		Kemari is a very physical sport; it is a whole body exercise for all ages.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Kemari (422 words)

	Adalah: Press Release
		Kemari presented the head of the security department with a letter from the Technion, which attested to his status as a student, and in which the Technion accepted responsibility for all materials borrowed from the Hebrew University library by Mr.
		Kemari had been harshly humiliated by Hebrew University security personnel, and that it was obvious that he had been denied entry to the university because of his nationality and the fact that he is a resident of East Jerusalem.
		Kemari suffered psychological and material damages as a result of being forced to travel from Haifa to Jerusalem four times in his attempt to gain access to the university library.
	www.adalah.org /eng/pressreleases/pr.php?file=03_03_05 (739 words)

	Kemari - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kemari (Japanese: 蹴鞠) is a form of football that was popular in Japan during the Heian Period.
		Kemari is a very physical sport; it is a whole body exercise for all ages.
		The object of Kemari is to keep one ball in the air, with all players cooperating to do so.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kemari (339 words)

	Kemari is a sport that was popular in... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kemari was introduced to Japan from China about 1400 years ago during the Asuka age of Japan.
		Kemari is a very good physical exercise as an athletic sport and it is a whole body exercise for all ages.
		Kemari is a sport to keep one ball in the air and the players did their best in doing so.
	www.geodatabase.de /Kemari (336 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Imagawa Ujizane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Like his father he also enjoyed playing Kemari.
		Kemari is a sport that was popular in Japan in the Heian Age.
		Tokugawa Ieyasu was born on January 31, 1543 in the Mikawa province.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Imagawa-Ujizane (377 words)

	history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Munich Ethnological Museum in Germany has a Chinese text from approximately 50 BC that mentions games very similar to soccer that were played between teams from China and Japan, and it's known for sure that a soccer game was played in 611 AD in the ancient Japanese capital Kyoto.
		One amusing kemari anecdote : an emperor and his kemari team were able to keep up the ball once for over 1.000 kicks, poets wrote of the day claiming that the ball "seemed suspended, hanging in the sky".
		The emperor was so pleased that he retired the ball, and gave it a high court rank, essentially ennobling the thing and making it a viscount.
	users.skynet.be /pluto/Texthistory/civ02japanese.html (567 words)

	The Japanese and Kemari (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Official records show the game of Kemari may have started a few hundred years later but it is highly likely that some type of game existed earlier.
		Kemari was played on a pitch (called a kikutsubo) marked out by trees.
		Many hundreds of years later Japanese players styled an outfit to wear when playing Kemari and the game was incredibly popular between the 10th and 16th centuries.
	www.footballnetwork.org /dev/historyoffootball/history2.asp (430 words)

	ArticleRus.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It was played by noblemen in a flat area surrounded by trees and the object of the game was to keep a small deerskin ball in the air for as long as possible without it touching the ground.
		In Kemari the ball is called the Mari and the one who kicks the ball the Mariashi, it is an extremely athletic activity and requires great flexibility and balance, especially if more complicated moves are to be performed.
		Kemari is still played today in Japan with the players wearing traditional costumes and often watched by large crowds.
	www.articlesrus.net /ezineready.php?id=48 (1704 words)

	The Ultimate Kemari Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		Kemari (Japanese:蹴鞠) is a sport that was popular in Japan in the Heian Period.
		Kemari was introduced to Japan from China about 1400 years ago during the Asuka period of Japan.
		After that, kemari declined in popularity in China and Southeast Asia, so it was only fully developed in Japan.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Kemari (285 words)

	FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
		Governed by strict rules, Kemari was played in teams of eight and the object of the game was to keep the deerskin ball from touching the ground for as long as possible.
		During the Kamakura period, Kemari was very popular amongst the samurai and it became deeply embedded in the warrior culture.
		Today, the tradition of Kemari is kept alive through two special events; the New Year celebration of âKemari hajimeâ (first kick) in the âShimogamo Jinjaâ, a Shinto shrine, and the annual Kemari festival, held each November in the ancient Japanese capital Nara ("Danzan jinja") (see photo).
	www.fifa.com /en/regulations/magazine/index/0,1569,35743,00.html?articleid=35743 (292 words)

	"Kemari Hajime" at Shimogamo Shrine (Kyoto Shimbun:2006.1.4) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Players dressed in colorful court costumes of the Heian Period (8-12C AD) performed Kemari, an ancient ball-kicking game, in front of visitors who were paying their first visit of the year to the shrine.
		Kemari was introduced to Japan from China along with Buddhism.
		Although it once died out during the rush to westernization after the Meiji Restoration in the 19th century, this traditional court sport was revived with the establishment of the Kemari Preservation Society in 1903, and has continued to the present.
	www.kyoto-np.jp /kp/topics/eng/2006jan/01-04b.html (282 words)

	The History of Soccer
		Kemari, the Japanese version of "Soccer", is perhaps one of the most different forms of the sport, in comparison to modern soccer.
		Kemari was a game of "Keep it up", much like modern hacky sacks, although used with a larger ball that was stuffed with saw dust.
		In fact, China's Tsu Chu players and Japan's Kemari players were the first to have an "International" game of their versions of Soccer, which is dated to have occurred in roughly 50 B.C., although a definite date of 611 A.D. is known.
	www.topendsports.com /sport/soccer/history-beloved.htm (1132 words)

	Kemari (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kemari (Japanese:蹴鞠) is a form of football that was popular in Japan during the Heian Period.
		The game appears to have been influenced by the Chinese sport of tsu chu, and was introduced to Japan in about 600AD, during the Asuka period.
		Kemari is also the name of a town in Karachi, Pakistan.
	www.punweb.com /article/Kemari (278 words)

	Far Eastern Ball Games Tsu Chu and Kemari
		The period between the 10th and 16th century was a golden age for Kemari.
		Contemporary poets claimed that the ball "seemed suspended, hanging in the sky." Afterwards, the ball was retired and given a high court rank by the emperor himself.
		Around the 13th or 14th century a specific outfit was employed and Kemari players wore vivid long-sleeved uniforms based on the hitatare.
	www.expertfootball.com /history/soccer_history_far_east.php (504 words)

	NetnihonSports--Kemari
		Kemari was introduced from China about 1400 years ago during the Asuka age.
		The one who kicks the ball is called a "mariashi." The ball is made of deerskin with the hair facing inside and the hide on the outside.
		The uniforms are reminiscent of the clothes of the Asuma age and include a crow hat.
	indo.to /english/netnihon/sports/kemari.htm (169 words)

	News \| Gainesville.com \| The Gainesville Sun \| Gainesville, Fla. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kemari () is a form of football that was popular in Japan during the Heian Period.
		The characters for Kemari are the same as Cuju in Chinese.
		In Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends, Yoshimoto Imagawa uses a Kemari as one of his weapon along with his katana.
	www.gainesville.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=kemari (363 words)

	Soccerphile :: World Cup Japan - Kemari
		The game of 'kemari' is thought to have spread to Japan in the seventh century AD from China, where the earliest form of football - Tsu Chu originated.
		'kemari' is basically a form of "keepy-uppy" and was originally played by aristocrats in a special area marked out by trees.
		The game today survives as a festival occasion ('matsuri') played by Shinto priests in various shrine festivals across Japan.
	www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/archives/wc2002/ne/ancientfootball.html (214 words)

	KARACHI: ZMUH offers free ervices at Keamari -DAWN - Local; April 5, 2002
		The move to dedicate the Ziauddin Kemari Hospital as a free institution was part of the Trust’s mission towards this direction, he added.
		Moreover, according to Dr Asim, patients coming at the Kemari campus would be provided CT Scan and MRI facilities available at North Nazimabad and Clifton campuses at highly discounted rates.
		Expressing the inability of the Trust to extend 100 per cent free treatment to the patients at Kemari, Dr Asim invited the support of philanthropists in initiating free supply of medicines to patients.
	www.dawn.com /2002/04/05/local9.htm (329 words)

	Kemari Information
		For Kemari or Kiamari neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan, see Kiamari.
		Kemari (Japanese: 蹴鞠) is a form of football that was popular in Japan during the Heian Period.
		The game appears to have been influenced by the Chinese sport of Cuju, and was introduced to Japan in about 600 AD, during the Asuka period.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Kemari (297 words)

	World Cup 2006 \| Reuters.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In one, players pick the ball up with the instep and throw it as far as they can, while in the other -- so-called football races -- the ball is slung with the instep in a race over distances as long as 30 km (19 miles).
		The exhibition also features a pair of fl and red ankle-length boots which were used in Japan from the seventh century by emperors, courtiers and samurai in the game kemari.
		The goal was to move as little as possible and the soles of the kemari shoes were not supposed to be revealed.
	worldcup.reuters.com /features/news/usnL22432842.html (846 words)

	True Japan \| Kemari
		KEMARI is a kind of the football game that was started in the Yamato-Imperial-Court era (about 1,400 years ago).
		In the Imperial Court, a ball meeting is often held, and description of a ball meeting is often looked at by the ancient documents after the middle of the Heian era.
		Marco Polo, an Italian traveler who stayed in China, heard Kemari by Japanese Kemari player who was invited to Chinese court.
	www.no-cool.com /TJ/C440160595/E1377618261/index.html (134 words)

	Historical Highlights: Shiramine Shrine and Traditional Japanese Sports
		Kemari was originally played by aristocrats on a pitch marked out by four trees, ideally a cherry tree, a maple, a willow, and a pine.
		The object of the game is to keep a small ball (made of deerskin and stuffed with sawdust or barley grains) in the air for as long as possible by kicking it from one player to the next.
		However, kemari's popularity drastically waned in later years, spurring Emperor Meiji to found the Kemari Preservation Society in 1903.
	www.ritsumei.ac.jp /eng/newsletter/summer2005/3backcover.shtml (561 words)

	Kemari (Ancient football game of the Imperial Court) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kemari is a ball game that is said to have come from China to Japan during the Yamato period approximately 1,400 years ago.
		During the Kamakura period, in addition to the Imperial court, the warrior classes also engaged in the sport of kemari, and through the Muromachi period to the Edo period, the game's profile gradually increased, and it was mentioned in various places such as Noh theatre performances, Kyogen theatre, and Edo period novellas.
		However, after the Meiji Restoration, kemari declined in popularity and in 1903, with a donation from Emperor Meiji, a society to preserve the ancient game was established, resulting in the survival of kemari to this day.
	www.kunaicho.go.jp /e12/ed12-05.html (186 words)

	Japanese Garb
		It was called “kemari” and was played with a deerskin-covered ball stuffed with sawdust which was about nine or ten inches in diameter.
		In fact, there are still kemari players today, who come out especially around spring time to play the game on the grounds of shrines as part of seasonal festivities.
		Serious kemari playing nobles might actually have had these four trees planted in their yards to allow for play at any time.
	www.sengokudaimyo.com /miscellany/kemari.html (564 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Petitioner’s counsel submitted that 52 acres of land in the area was regularised in 1992-96 for poor fishermen of Goth Yunusabad but the respondent encroached the government land and made illegal sale and purchase to builders on high prices.
		He further alleged that the respondent’s son Zulfiqar, former Nazim of Kemari Town, was also involved in the said illegal practices.
		He further submitted that due to act of respondents, the natural environment and beauty of the sea beach were also being destroyed which is a national loss.
	www.thenews.com.pk /print1.asp?id=12474 (238 words)

	Sports Kerlectables:
		The game of Tsu Chu vies for recognition as the oldest form of football with Kemari a game of Japanese origin.
		The confusion as to which is the earliest form of football arises from the debate as to when the first references were officially made to kemari as a sport in
		Kemari was a game of "Keep it up", and the players used a large ball that was stuffed with saw dust.
	www.sportskerlectables.com /historyoffootball.htm (939 words)

	Historia del fútbol - Los juegos del lejano oriente Tsu Chu y Kemari
		Era jugado por ocho o menos personas con un balón de cuero de venado relleno con aserrín que tenía de nueve a diez pulgadas de diámetro.
		Hacia los siglos 13th o 14th un traje específico fue empleado y los jugadores de Kemari usaban vivos uniformes de mangas largas basados en la hitatare.
		El juego de Kemari es todavía jugado hoy en día por entusiastas japoneses que quieren preservar sus viejas tradiciones.
	www.expertfootball.com /es/historia_oriente.php (596 words)

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