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Official Kendama OZORA Yellow
Made by craftsmen in Japan.
This kendama is certified by the Japan Kendama Association (JKA) and has been designed and tested for maximum performance, peak quality, and lasting durability. All tricks, from beginner to master-level, can be performed on our Kendama. Try testing and getting ranked officially with a Kyu or Dan-Level.
Explanations of tricks, instruction videos and culture introduction videos are available both in Japanese and English in the “Yamagata Koubou Kendama App”.
Made by craftsmen in Japan.
This kendama is certified by the Japan Kendama Association (JKA) and has been designed and tested for maximum performance, peak quality, and lasting durability. All tricks, from beginner to master-level, can be performed on our Kendama. Try testing and getting ranked officially with a Kyu or Dan-Level.
Explanations of tricks, instruction videos and culture introduction videos are available both in Japanese and English in the “Yamagata Koubou Kendama App”.
What is Kendama?
https://kendama.fun/en/
https://kendama.fun/en/
Material | Beech, cherry tree |
Dimension | Length 18 cm |
Place of Origin | Made in Japan |
Attachments | Instruction manual, spare string |
Product Usage
Kendama is a traditional Japanese skill toy, popular since the late Edo period.
The Kendama has a simple shape with two parts, the Ken, or sword, and the Tama, or ball, which are attached by a string.
Players can enjoy Kendama by catching the Tama in the three cups of varying sizes, or spiking the Tama with the Ken.
Kendama can be played anywhere, anytime!
Indoors or outdoors, you can have a great time with Kendama. All you need is a little space! Kendama doesn’t require batteries and can be easily carried around. Play when you have a few minutes to spare throughout your day.
Kendama is an exercise that uses the whole body, so it is a play that you can get the effect of exercise just by having fun.
Kendama is actually a whole-body exercise that is perfect for preventing aging.
Kendama uses your hands to stimulate many parts of the motor cortex of the brain, strengthening the functions of nerve cells and synapses in the brain.
The Kendama has a simple shape with two parts, the Ken, or sword, and the Tama, or ball, which are attached by a string.
Players can enjoy Kendama by catching the Tama in the three cups of varying sizes, or spiking the Tama with the Ken.
Kendama can be played anywhere, anytime!
Indoors or outdoors, you can have a great time with Kendama. All you need is a little space! Kendama doesn’t require batteries and can be easily carried around. Play when you have a few minutes to spare throughout your day.
Kendama is an exercise that uses the whole body, so it is a play that you can get the effect of exercise just by having fun.
Kendama is actually a whole-body exercise that is perfect for preventing aging.
Kendama uses your hands to stimulate many parts of the motor cortex of the brain, strengthening the functions of nerve cells and synapses in the brain.
Certifications
EN-71
Japanese Safety Toy Standard
What is Kendama?
What is Kendama?
Kendama is a traditional Japanese skill toy, popular since the late Edo period. The Kendama has a simple shape with two parts, the
Ken, or sword, and the Tama, or ball, which are attached by a string. Players can enjoy Kendama by catching the Tama in the three
cups of varying sizes, or spiking the Tama with the Ken.
Ken, or sword, and the Tama, or ball, which are attached by a string. Players can enjoy Kendama by catching the Tama in the three
cups of varying sizes, or spiking the Tama with the Ken.
However, did you know that this simple-looking game has continued to evolve since the Edo period? K
endama is now used in heated competition between players of all ages. It has a certification licensing system to rank players with a Kyu or Dan. Kendama’s popularity has even spread overseas, with events and competitions held all over the world.
What is the appeal of kendama?
Kendma can be played anywhere, anytime!
Indoors or outdoors, you can have a great time with Kendama. All you need is a little space! Kendama doesn’t require batteries and can be easily carried around. Play when you have a few minutes to spare throughout your day.
Kendama is a never-ending game!
With over 30,000 known tricks, there will always be a new trick for you to take on. There are also competitions to decide the best player in each region, as well as the world! Kendama can be enjoyed forever!
Kendama can be enjoyed by everyone!
Challenge your friends! Teach them new tricks! Share the joy of accomplishment.
Kendama is a tool that can help foster communication and even cross-cultural communication.
Kendama promotes growth!
Kendama is a game in which it is very clear whether players successfully perform tricks or not.
Because it is so easy to see success and failure, it is easy for players to see themselves grow when they land new tricks.
Kendama can be enjoyed by everyone!
Challenge your friends! Teach them new tricks! Share the joy of accomplishment.
Kendama is a tool that can help foster communication and even cross-cultural communication.
Kendama promotes growth!
Kendama is a game in which it is very clear whether players successfully perform tricks or not.
Because it is so easy to see success and failure, it is easy for players to see themselves grow when they land new tricks.
Be Proud of your Skills!
As mentioned previously, it is very clear to see whether or not one successfully performs a Kendama trick. As new tricks are learned and players gain consistency, they get a strong sense of self confidence. Showing off these skills in front of family and friends is a great way to get better at standing before an audience. Kendama is easy to carry around, welcomed in many educational institutions, and is a great way to unplug. Many children have become stars of their classrooms from the confidence they gained from showing off their tricks to their classmates. Adults have performed at work parties after writing about their Kendama certifications in their resume. Gaining a skill like Kendama will be sure to benefit you in ways you have never imagined!
Benefits of Kendama Exercise
【Results of an experiment conducted by Professor Morimasa Kato of Yonezawa University of Nutrition Sciences】
By playing Kendama and using one’s knees, players will begin to sweat.
Professor Morimasa Kato has found the following results.
Kendama is the Equivalent of Brisk Walking or Light Aerobics!
The amount of exercise players can get when playing Kendama is the equivalent of brisk walking or light aerobics. Using your knees when performing tricks like “Moshikame” and “Ozara Jump” is a great workout. Based on oxygen intake data, the amount of exercise one gets while in a seated position is measured as 1 METS. Lightly bending one’s knees at 88 beats/minute was measured at 3.4±0.9METS, equivalent to taking a walk or doing light aerobics. Deeply bending one’s knees at 66 beats/minute is the equivalent of 4.0±0.9METS, similar to the intensity of a brisk walk.
Kendama is an Aerobic Exercise that Converts Fat into Energy!
Through our most recent study, Kendama has been revealed to be a great way of converting fat into energy. As an aerobic exercise, Kendama can be expected to reduce visceral fat, leading to the prevention and improvement of lifestyle-related diseases such as high blood sugar, high blood pressure, and arteriosclerosis, as well as the improvement of respiratory and cardiovascular functions.
Kendama is a great, effective way to get exercise. In just a small area, players can play over an extended period of time. Enjoy Kendama as your daily exercise routine and enjoy seeing your skills improve.
Benefits of Kendama Exercise
【Results of an experiment conducted by Professor Morimasa Kato of Yonezawa University of Nutrition Sciences】
By playing Kendama and using one’s knees, players will begin to sweat.
Professor Morimasa Kato has found the following results.
Kendama is the Equivalent of Brisk Walking or Light Aerobics!
The amount of exercise players can get when playing Kendama is the equivalent of brisk walking or light aerobics. Using your knees when performing tricks like “Moshikame” and “Ozara Jump” is a great workout. Based on oxygen intake data, the amount of exercise one gets while in a seated position is measured as 1 METS. Lightly bending one’s knees at 88 beats/minute was measured at 3.4±0.9METS, equivalent to taking a walk or doing light aerobics. Deeply bending one’s knees at 66 beats/minute is the equivalent of 4.0±0.9METS, similar to the intensity of a brisk walk.
Kendama is an Aerobic Exercise that Converts Fat into Energy!
Through our most recent study, Kendama has been revealed to be a great way of converting fat into energy. As an aerobic exercise, Kendama can be expected to reduce visceral fat, leading to the prevention and improvement of lifestyle-related diseases such as high blood sugar, high blood pressure, and arteriosclerosis, as well as the improvement of respiratory and cardiovascular functions.
Kendama is a great, effective way to get exercise. In just a small area, players can play over an extended period of time. Enjoy Kendama as your daily exercise routine and enjoy seeing your skills improve.
Health benefits in kendama
Anti-Aging through Kendama
Kendama is a full body work out that is great for preventing aging. Catching the Tama in the cups requires players to bend their knees in a rhythmic manner. This movement promotes knee flexibility, which typically become stiff with age.
Kendama tricks that repeat, such as Moshikame, have been proven to provide the same amount of aerobic exercise as walking. Doing aerobic exercise without getting out of breath has been recognized as a way to prevent aging.
Using your hands and your mind
Kendama is a game that requires the use of your hands. Using ones hands stimulates many parts of the motor cortex in the brain and strengthens the function of neurons and synapses. Kendama also requires thinking. To master more complex and difficult tricks, players must think about how to practice and control the movements of their hands and body. This stimulates the prefrontal cortex of the brain. In this way, Kendama stimulates the entire brain and is thought to prevent dementia.
Kendama is a full body work out that is great for preventing aging. Catching the Tama in the cups requires players to bend their knees in a rhythmic manner. This movement promotes knee flexibility, which typically become stiff with age.
Kendama tricks that repeat, such as Moshikame, have been proven to provide the same amount of aerobic exercise as walking. Doing aerobic exercise without getting out of breath has been recognized as a way to prevent aging.
Using your hands and your mind
Kendama is a game that requires the use of your hands. Using ones hands stimulates many parts of the motor cortex in the brain and strengthens the function of neurons and synapses. Kendama also requires thinking. To master more complex and difficult tricks, players must think about how to practice and control the movements of their hands and body. This stimulates the prefrontal cortex of the brain. In this way, Kendama stimulates the entire brain and is thought to prevent dementia.
Why do so many people love Kendama?
Kendama is not just a toy of simply placing it on a cup and sticking it into the tip of the kendama. Depending on the combination of techniques and movements, you can do endless things. There is also a strategy to increase the success of the same technique. Although it has a simple shape, it is actually a very deep play.
１.Tricks can be expanded into Combos.
①Single Tricks
Here is an Example.
Big Cup → Land the Tama in the Big Cup
１.Tricks can be expanded into Combos.
①Single Tricks
Here is an Example.
Big Cup → Land the Tama in the Big Cup
Spike → Spike the Tama
② Combining Tricks
Around the World → Land the Tama on all three cups, then spike it.
There are ways to increase the success rate of each trick!
In all tricks, there is a trick behind the trick.
By learning these tricks behind the tricks, maintaining consistent form and proper grip, players will dramatically increase their success rates.
Rather than waiting for a fluke, work on increasing your success rate. Soon, you will be able to land the trick easily. Learning a new trick feels great, but there is also a tremendous sense of accomplishment when players can feel their success rates increase.
In order to achieve high Dan ranks in the licensing system, players need to practice both of these aspects.
２.Where can I learn the tricks behind the tricks?
To learn these tricks, find a Kendama class or teacher near you! YouTube also has many tutorials that explain tricks in detail.
Useful Tools for Playing Kendama
Yamagata Koubou Kendama App
By learning these tricks behind the tricks, maintaining consistent form and proper grip, players will dramatically increase their success rates.
Rather than waiting for a fluke, work on increasing your success rate. Soon, you will be able to land the trick easily. Learning a new trick feels great, but there is also a tremendous sense of accomplishment when players can feel their success rates increase.
In order to achieve high Dan ranks in the licensing system, players need to practice both of these aspects.
２.Where can I learn the tricks behind the tricks?
To learn these tricks, find a Kendama class or teacher near you! YouTube also has many tutorials that explain tricks in detail.
Useful Tools for Playing Kendama
Yamagata Koubou Kendama App
Let’s Start Playing Kendama!
Equipment Selection：Kendama that have been certified with the Japan Kendama Association seals are a great choice.
The Japan Kendama Association has pursued optimal playability and quality in their certified Kendama. Players can take the Certified Licensing Exam with these Kendama.
The Japan Kendama Association has pursued optimal playability and quality in their certified Kendama. Players can take the Certified Licensing Exam with these Kendama.
Kendama we recommend
Ozora, Certified by the Japan Kendama Association
Players can participate in Japan Kendama Association competitions and take the Kyu and Dan examinations using this Kendama.
Yamagata Koubou Co.,Ltd. has been producing competition Kendama for more than 40 years, and has been recognized as the number one Kendama manufacturer in Japan. The “Ozora” Kendama is proudly made in Japan with the eyes and hands of Japanese craftsmen, focusing on quality and precision. The “Ozora” is perfect for all play styles. From the basic line to the premium line, “Ozora” offers a wide range of products.
Specially Designed Kendama
Players can participate in Japan Kendama Association competitions and take the Kyu and Dan examinations using this Kendama.
Yamagata Koubou Co.,Ltd. has been producing competition Kendama for more than 40 years, and has been recognized as the number one Kendama manufacturer in Japan. The “Ozora” Kendama is proudly made in Japan with the eyes and hands of Japanese craftsmen, focusing on quality and precision. The “Ozora” is perfect for all play styles. From the basic line to the premium line, “Ozora” offers a wide range of products.
Specially Designed Kendama
Welfare Kendama “OZORA Bigger cup”
“Ozora Bigger cup” is recommended to those who are new to Kendama or for elderly people who want to try Kendama for exercise.
The cups are boosted in size and the Kendama itself is designed to be lightweight, making it less straining for children and elderly.
“Ozora Bigger cup” is recommended to those who are new to Kendama or for elderly people who want to try Kendama for exercise.
The cups are boosted in size and the Kendama itself is designed to be lightweight, making it less straining for children and elderly.
Ozora REShape
Ozora REShape is perfect for players aiming to place high in world competitions. Players who are looking to try more advanced tricks should try the Ozora REShape.
Ozora REShape is designed with the most advanced standards in mind, featuring better balance for tricks like Lunar and Flips.
Ozora REShape is designed with the most advanced standards in mind, featuring better balance for tricks like Lunar and Flips.
Challenge the Certification Licensing System or Enter a Competition!
Once players have mastered their technique, Kendama offers a place to put their skills to the test.
For example taking the test conducted by the Japan Kendama Association as an example, the tricks decided, as shown in the table below.
For example taking the test conducted by the Japan Kendama Association as an example, the tricks decided, as shown in the table below.
Players have 10 attempts at each trick. The number of successful attempts are tallied.
Players can attempt a Kyu (and Pre-Dan) test once a day.
Players must wait 1 month after taking any Dan test.
This is a period of self-assessment. Find and overcome your flaws and take the test again.
Players can attempt a Kyu (and Pre-Dan) test once a day.
Players must wait 1 month after taking any Dan test.
This is a period of self-assessment. Find and overcome your flaws and take the test again.
Company Profile
Kendama is a Japanese skill game enjoyed by players of all ages, young and old. Our kendamas are certified by the Japan Kendama Association (JKA) and has been designed and tested for maximum performance, peak quality, and lasting durability. All tricks, from beginner to master-level, can be performed on our Kendama. Try testing and getting ranked officially with a Kyu or Dan-Level! Enter your local Kendama competition! Enjoy the World of Kendama!
FOUNDED IN 1973, YAMAGATA KOUBOU IS THE LEADING KENDAMA MANUFACTURER IN JAPAN. WITH THE EYES AND HANDS OF SKILLED JAPANESE CRAFTSMEN, WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN CREATING THE HIGHEST QUALITY KENDAMA FOR PLAYERS TO USE IN THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF COMPETITION.
FOUNDED IN 1973, YAMAGATA KOUBOU IS THE LEADING KENDAMA MANUFACTURER IN JAPAN. WITH THE EYES AND HANDS OF SKILLED JAPANESE CRAFTSMEN, WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN CREATING THE HIGHEST QUALITY KENDAMA FOR PLAYERS TO USE IN THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF COMPETITION.
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