A ''Makura-Nage'' ( ja, 枕投げ, まくらなげ) is a game from Japan in which children throw

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s at each other. A typical occasion to play it is after the ''

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'' are prepared (especially after the official lights-off time) in

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. While a

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mainly takes the form of beating each other with pillows, Japanese Makura-Nage is a game in which players mainly throw pillows to each other. The word "''makura''" means "pillow", "''nage''" means "throwing". There were no rules for Makura-Nage, but today some Japanese

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hold Makura-Nage Games (まくら投げ大会) for advertisement. In many

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and manga, a Makura-Nage scene creates a nostalgic atmosphere when describing children.

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Makura Nage 枕投げ
(in Italian)

(in Japanese)
まくらなげ
(in Japanese) Japanese games Children's games Pillow fight {{Game-stub

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