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Sumo Spinning Top Large - Spin the sumo wrestler tops at the same time and enjoy a koma sumo bout

which is held in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts

The game of karuta from the Portuguese word carta is a good way to learn the hiragana alphabet of the Japanese language and have a lot of fun along the way

In Japanese mythology

Usaginomochiya Ainu Handbags Sumo Spinning Top Large -This beautifully shaped and painted Japanese toy is called usagi no mochiya. Usagi is rabbit and a mochiya is a person who makes rice cakes. As you pull the toy with the cord the rabbit moves on its wheels and pounds the rice with a wooden stick. Supposedly this toy was a favorite of Princess Aiko of the Japanese imperial family. A lovely traditional Japanese toy for young children.