Kuma-Ken
Active
Category Name:Entertainment / Competition
Kuma-ken is similar to jan-ken (rock-paper-scissors), a game usually played between two people. It is still played today as a form of entertainment at parties. It is said to have been performed by retainers at the Edo residence of the feudal lords of the Sagara Clan, during their sankin-kotai mandatory alternate attendance. It is also called "Kitagoya-ken" (North Hut Fist) or "Kitagoya" because the rooms for the retainers were located in the north part of the residence.
Municipality
Yunomae Town
Category
Entertainment / Competition
Specific Location
Yunomae Town
Cultural Property Designation
Yunomae Town Intangible Folk Culture Property March 15, 1983
Performance Date(s)
irregular