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is a traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles. It is played with small coin-shaped pieces also called ''ohajiki''. The pieces are typically made of glass or plastic, although historically the game was often played with pebbles or go stones. The game became popular as an indoor game for girls during the
Edo period The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characteriz ...
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{{game-stub Japanese games Children's games Games of physical skill Traditional toys Edo period