page_title: Hanetsuki
hierarchical_section_title: Hanetsuki
caption_attribution_description: English: "GIRLS NEW YEAR"&#91;1&#93;;Hand colored albumen print by Kusakabe Kimbei (1841–1934). 日本語: 羽根つきをする女性たち；日下部金兵衛による写真
context_page_description: Hanetsuki is a Japanese traditional game, similar to badminton without a net, played with a rectangular wooden paddle called a hagoita and a brightly coloured shuttlecock. Often played by girls at the New Year, the game can be played by any gender in two fashions: by one person attempting to keep the shuttlecock aloft as long as possible, or by two people batting it back and forth. Players who fail to hit the shuttlecock get marked on the face with India Ink. Traditionally, the longer the shuttlecock remains in the air, the greater protection from mosquitoes the players will receive during the coming year. Although hanetsuki is not as popular as it used to be, decorative hagoita are commonly sold throughout Japan.
  The game is also known as Oibane.
  Hanetsuki sometimes has pictures of kabuki theatre performers on it.
  At the beginning of the game's development, cherries were often used as shuttlecocks.
context_section_description: Hanetsuki (Japanese: 羽根突き or 羽子突き) is a Japanese traditional game, similar to badminton without a net, played with a rectangular wooden paddle called a hagoita and a brightly coloured shuttlecock. Often played by girls at the New Year, the game can be played by any gender in two fashions: by one person attempting to keep the shuttlecock aloft as long as possible, or by two people batting it back and forth. Players who fail to hit the shuttlecock get marked on the face with India Ink. Traditionally, the longer the shuttlecock remains in the air, the greater protection from mosquitoes the players will receive during the coming year. Although hanetsuki is not as popular as it used to be, decorative hagoita are commonly sold throughout Japan.
  The game is also known as Oibane (追い羽根, 追羽根, or 追羽子).
  Hanetsuki sometimes has pictures of kabuki theatre performers on it.
  At the beginning of the game's development, cherries were often used as shuttlecocks.
caption: Hanetsuki
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