{"id":5066,"date":"2014-09-18T13:47:24","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T04:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/?p=5066"},"modified":"2014-09-18T13:51:10","modified_gmt":"2014-09-18T04:51:10","slug":"the-kendama-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/magazine\/illustration-icon\/the-kendama-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kendama Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those who do not know what a <em>Kendama<\/em> is, here`s the official definition:<br \/>\n<em>Kendama (\u3051\u3093\u7389, also written as \u5263\u7389 and \u62f3\u7389) is a traditional Japanese toy which consists of a ken (sword) and tama (ball) connected by a string. The ken has three cups and a spike which fits into the hole in the ball. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kendama\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5073\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5073\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-5073  \" alt=\"Kendama Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/KendamaUSA_tricks_grid_Collage_watermarked.jpg\" width=\"684\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/KendamaUSA_tricks_grid_Collage_watermarked.jpg 684w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/KendamaUSA_tricks_grid_Collage_watermarked-350x262.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kendamausa.com\/about\/\">\u00a9 Kendama USA<\/a> | This is what some of the Kendama tricks look like.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kendama is foremost a toy, but there is also a also more serious and competitive forms of Kendama play which is overseen by the <a href=\"http:\/\/kendama.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Japan Kendama Association<\/a>. This\u00a0<em>toy<\/em>\u00a0miraculously has started a life of its own abroad and became hugely popular in Western street culture. It has also triggered many tournaments around the globe with players getting serious about Kendama.<\/p>\n<h2>AROUND THE WORLD \u201cWhat the Dama!?\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>This is the name of a recent design competition and exhibition at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gallery.ultrasupernew.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">USN Gallery<\/a>\u00a0in Tokyo which has spawned an interesting collection of funky Kendama designs.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Kendama is the delinquent adopted child of Japanese toys that has recently taken the world by storm, finding a home with street culture.<\/p>\n<p>2014 marks the year that kendama is coming back to Japan in a big way and it\u2019s time for artists to put their stamp on it. We invite artists to express their artwork on blank kendamas to show the world \u201dWhat the Dama!?\u201d this KENDAMA movement is all about.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition will feature over 50 artists bringing their personal style to the humble Kendama.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Below we have selected a few of the Kendama competition entries which are quite marvellous to look at:\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5107\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_030.jpg\" width=\"633\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_030.jpg 633w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_030-350x292.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/> \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5105\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_028.jpg\" width=\"746\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_028.jpg 746w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_028-730x488.jpg 730w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_028-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5103\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_026.jpg\" width=\"826\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_026.jpg 826w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_026-730x486.jpg 730w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_026-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_032.jpg\" width=\"596\" height=\"502\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5102\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_025.jpg\" width=\"777\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_025.jpg 777w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_025-730x486.jpg 730w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_025-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_027.jpg\" width=\"804\" height=\"537\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5101\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_024.jpg\" width=\"820\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_024-730x515.jpg 730w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_024-350x247.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_031.jpg\" width=\"683\" height=\"517\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5100\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_023.jpg\" width=\"748\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_023.jpg 748w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_023-730x486.jpg 730w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_023-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5099\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_022.jpg\" width=\"824\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_022.jpg 824w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_022-730x486.jpg 730w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_022-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_033.jpg\" width=\"682\" height=\"465\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5097\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_020.jpg\" width=\"752\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_020.jpg 752w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_020-730x486.jpg 730w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_020-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5096\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_019.jpg\" width=\"732\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_019.jpg 732w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_019-730x487.jpg 730w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_019-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_029.jpg\" width=\"648\" height=\"426\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5095\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_018.jpg\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_018.jpg 740w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_018-730x486.jpg 730w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_018-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5094\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_017-840x560.jpg\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_017-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_017-730x487.jpg 730w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_017-350x233.jpg 350w, 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778px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5092\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_015.jpg\" width=\"708\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_015.jpg 708w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_015-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5091\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_014.jpg\" width=\"750\" 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100vw, 718px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5088\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" src=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_011.jpg\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_011.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_011-730x485.jpg 730w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_011-350x232.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5087\" alt=\"kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_001\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_002.jpg 828w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_002-730x539.jpg 730w, https:\/\/designmadeinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/kendama-competition-exhibition-ultra-super-newg-gallery-tokyo_002-350x258.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To give you an idea what Kendama play looks like, see below video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Iijima Hiroki : Portrait of a Kendama Samurai\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/85509673?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The exhibition is still running until 30th September 2014 and Kendama are available for sale in the <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.ultrasupernew.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">USN shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Around the World &#8220;What the Dama!?&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nKendama Artist Collaboration<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/gallery.ultrasupernew.com\/portfolio\/around-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\">UltraSuperNew Gallery<br \/>\n<\/a>9.12 Fri. &#8211; 9.30 Tue.<br \/>\nOpen: Mon-Fri. 10:00-19:00<\/p>\n<p>1-1-3 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku,<br \/>\nTokyo, JAPAN 150-0001<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those who do not know what a Kendama is, here`s the official definition: Kendama (\u3051\u3093\u7389, also written as \u5263\u7389 and \u62f3\u7389) is a traditional Japanese toy which consists of a ken (sword) and tama (ball) connected by a string. 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