ISEHARA, Kanagawa Prefecture--Every Japanese over a certain age can fondly recall playing with an ”Oyama koma” spinning top during their childhood. But now the simple traditional wooden ...

From spinning tops to kite flying, traditional Indian and Japanese toys and games offer a blend of art, competition, and ...

He’s also trying to boost the flagging sales of other local artisans who create a traditional Japanese spinning top called a koma. Koma, which are made by rolling up long, thin strips of kimono ...

Fujita, director of the Japan Spinning Top Museum in Nagoya and known as Koma no Otchan (Uncle spinning top), spun his tops throughout the show at a shopping mall in Nagoya. Fujita was first ...