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Even if someone has never owned one or played the game, they’ll usually recognize it right away and associate it with good luck and classic Japanese traditions.
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Overall, the general image of hagoita is that it’s pretty, traditional, and symbolic. It reminds people of winter, New Year’s celebrations, and Japanese culture from the past.
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Many Japanese people feel it’s charming and elegant, but also a bit distant from everyday life, like something you appreciate at a festival or in a display, rather than something you use at home.
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It’s something that represents New Year’s, old customs, and a kind of nostalgic, old-fashioned Japan.
Tokyo shop's decorative "oshie-hagoita" paddles boast chic 3D patchwork designs. https://t.co/hGRyHidhxx
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In December, you can still see hagoita fairs, especially in places like Asakusa, where rows of stalls sell all kinds of paddles, from very traditional designs to modern ones featuring celebrities or anime characters.
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Because of that, hagoita became strongly associated with good luck, protection, and celebration.
Even today, that meaning hasn’t completely disappeared.
一言説明【羽子板】
バドミントンに似た正月の遊びに使う木製の板。無病息災や工芸品として装飾用にのみ使う例も多い。
Brief explanation of Hagoita
Wooden paddle used for New Year's games similar to badminton. It is often used only for decoration as a talisman for health or as a craft.
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At first, hagoita were pretty simple wooden paddles, very plain and practical. But over time, craftsmen started decorating them more and more, especially in Edo, which is modern-day Tokyo.
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As for where it came from, the roots go way back to around the Muromachi period, and it really spread during the Edo period.
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There was even this idea that the stronger and prettier the paddle was, the better it would protect you, so it slowly became more symbolic than practical.
Hagoita". A New Year's event in which small hard balls are hit against each other with a wooden racket.
ダブルス。
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Hagoita is basically a traditional Japanese paddle, and originally it was made to play a game called hanetsuki.
Hanetsuki is kind of like badminton, but without a net.
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I guided two women from Italy around Senso-ji Temple on December 19th.
The Hagoita Market was being held there for three days, and it was the final day.
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