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”KENDAMA”A GAME OF SKILL

”KENDAMA”A GAME OF SKILL==Date:1990, Place:,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

Kendama World Cup in Hatsukaichi

HATSUKAICHI, Japan, July 19 Kyodo - Wyatt Bray of the United States plays "kendama," a traditional Japanese wooden ball-and-cup toy game, during the Kendama World Cup event in the western Japanese city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 19, 2015. Bray, 19, won the event in which about 240 kendama players, including some 80 foreigners from 13 countries and areas, took part. Hatsukaichi claims to be the birthplace of the kendama.

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Colorful plastic bilboquets aimed at men in their 20s

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds a pair of Bandai Co.'s "kendama cross" plastic bilboquets in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, that come in five colors and are targeted at men in their 20s.

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American wins 1st Kendama World Cup

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Bonz Atron of the United States performs his 'kendama' cup and ball tricks in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 13, 2014. Atron became the champion of the first Kendama World Cup held in the western Japanese city, known as the birthplace of the Japanese toy.

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1st Kendama World Cup held in Hiroshima Pref.

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The venue for the first Kendama World Cup in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, is photographed on July 13, 2014.

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American wins 1st Kendama World Cup

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Bonz Atron of the United States performs his 'kendama' cup and ball tricks in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 13, 2014. Atron became the champion of the first Kendama World Cup held in the western Japanese city, known as the birthplace of the Japanese toy.

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Man demonstrates tricks at cup-and-ball "kendama" world contest

A man performs tricks during a demonstration at a Kendama World Cup event in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on July 19, 2015. American contestants swept the top five positions from among about 240 players from 14 countries and regions involved in the cup-and-ball competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kendama World Cup in Hatsukaichi

Wyatt Bray of the United States plays "kendama," a traditional Japanese wooden ball-and-cup toy game, during the Kendama World Cup event in the western Japanese city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 19, 2015. Bray, 19, won the event in which about 240 kendama players, including some 80 foreigners from 13 countries and areas, took part. Hatsukaichi claims to be the birthplace of the kendama. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American wins 1st Kendama World Cup

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Bonz Atron of the United States performs his 'kendama' cup and ball tricks in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 13, 2014. Atron became the champion of the first Kendama World Cup held in the western Japanese city, known as the birthplace of the Japanese toy. (Kyodo)

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American wins 1st Kendama World Cup

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Bonz Atron of the United States performs his 'kendama' cup and ball tricks in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 13, 2014. Atron became the champion of the first Kendama World Cup held in the western Japanese city, known as the birthplace of the Japanese toy. (Kyodo)

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Japanese cup-and-ball toys

Photo taken Dec. 27, 2018, shows "kendama" traditional Japanese wooden cup-and-ball toys. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American teen wins Kendama World Cup

Fifteen-year-old Bryson Lee of the United States plays "kendama," a traditional Japanese wooden ball-and-cup toy game, during the Kendama World Cup event on July 24, 2016, in the western Japan city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture. Lee won the competition, which drew 366 competitors including 155 foreigners from 20 countries and areas. Hatsukaichi claims to be the birthplace of kendama. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo