Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Wednesday April 30, 2008
I was at a kids’ party and saw a game being played. A picture of a donkey was on a board and blindfolded children were trying to pin a tail on it. Both my Japanese friend and I had never seen this game before, but we both agreed on how similar it is to the Japanese game called, "fukuwarai." I found out later that the game is called, "Pin the Tail on the Donkey" and it is one of the most popular games at children’s parties. I am surprised that I’d never come across it before. It is interesting to realize that culture is something you have to grow up with and experience. I am sure that every Japanese person knows about "fukuwarai" and has played it at sometime in their childhood.
Japanese Translation
Japanese Translation
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Hi Namiko
I liked reading your little stories about japanese traditions. I just moved to Australia from Switzerland and it is funny how you start looking at things when you are away from home…
maybe you can help me with this: I am looking for some input on the “japanese copy culture”. I know Japanese like to take elements of exising trends and exaggerate them… i am writing a presentation about “success is not dependable on originality” and wanted to put in a short statement. If you have any links or have any quote on it yourself, I’d be very happy to get it!
greetings from Melbourne
I think that is so cool! The way something can be different in two cultures, yet with the same exact concept. It is very interesting to know how different, yet the same a lot of cultures are. ^_^
clik!
Hi Namiko,
thanks to your site i can now learn more about japan(culture and language), which is a country that i would like to go to someday. more power to you…
-Ebro-(a.k.a Yuichi)