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Ancient court football at Kyoto shrine

People clad in traditional attire play "kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, at Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2025.

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Ancient court football at Kyoto shrine

People clad in traditional attire play "kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, at Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2025.

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Ancient court football at Kyoto shrine

People clad in traditional attire play "kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, at Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2025.

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Ancient court football at Kyoto shrine

KYOTO, Japan Kyodo - People clad in traditional attire play "kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, at Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Ancient court football at Kyoto shrine

People clad in traditional attire play "kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, at Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2024.

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Ancient court football at Kyoto shrine

People clad in traditional attire play "kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, at Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2024.

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Ancient court football at Kyoto shrine

People clad in traditional attire play "kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, at Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2024.

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Ancient court football at Kyoto shrine

People clad in traditional attire play "kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, at Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2023.

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Ancient court football at Kyoto shrine

People clad in traditional attire play "kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, at Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2023.

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Ancient court football at Kyoto shrine

People clad in traditional attire play "kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, at Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2023.

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Ancient football

KYOTO, Japan - Men in Heian era (eighth to 12th centuries) aristocratic attire demonstrate ''kemari'' (ancient football) in an event at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2012.

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Ancient court football game played at Kyoto shrine

KYOTO, Japan - People clad in ancient Japanese court attire play a "kemari" football game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2015, during a New Year festival.

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People clad as ancient courtiers play football game

KYOTO, Japan - People dressed in ancient Japanese court attire play a "kemari" football game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2015, before a large crowd of tourists gathered to watch the traditional New Year event.

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Ancient court football game played at shrine festival

KYOTO, Japan - People clad in ancient Japanese court costumes play a "kemari" football game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2015, at a New Year festival.

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'Kemari' kickball festa held in Nara's Tanzan Shrine

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - A "kemari" kickball festival is held at Tanzan Shrine in Nara Prefecture's Sakurai, western Japan, on Nov. 3, 2014, with "players" in traditional attire kicking a deerskin ball to one another without touching the ground.

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Traditional Kemari event held to pray for Japan's victory in World Cup

KYOTO, Japan - A man in Heian era (eighth to 12th century) aristocratic attire kicks a ball made of deer skin at a "Kemari" event at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on May 31, 2014. The event was held to pray for Japan's victory in the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil.

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Traditional Kemari event held to pray for Japan's victory in World Cup

KYOTO, Japan - Hidetoshi Nakata (2nd from R), a former top Japanese soccer player, walks wearing Heian era (eighth to 12th century) aristocratic attire to attend a "Kemari" event at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on May 31, 2014. The event was held to pray for Japan's victory in the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil.

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Traditional Kemari event held at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A man in Heian era (eighth to 12th century) aristocratic attire keeps a soccer ball in the air during an traditional annual "Kemari-hajime" event at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2014. The soccer ball was used instead of a traditional ball made of deer skin in tribute to the World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil this year. In Kemari, players continue kicking the mari (ball) in the air to a fixed height as many times as possible.

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Traditional Kemari event held at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - People in Heian era (eighth to 12th century) aristocratic attire kick a soccer ball, instead of a traditional ball made of deer skin, in an annual "Kemari-hajime" event at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2014. The soccer ball was used in tribute to the World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil this year. In Kemari, players continue kicking the mari (ball) in the air to a fixed height as many times as possible.

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Traditional Kemari event held at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - People in Heian era (eighth to 12th century) aristocratic attire kick a ball made of deer skin in a traditional annual "Kemari-hajime" event at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2014. In Kemari, players continue kicking the mari (ball) in the air to a fixed height as many times as possible.

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Ancient football in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Men in Heian era (eighth to 12th centuries) aristocratic attire demonstrate "kemari" (ancient football) in an event at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2013.

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Ancient football in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Men in Heian era (eighth to 12th centuries) aristocratic attire demonstrate "kemari" (ancient football) in an event at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2013.

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Ancient football

KYOTO, Japan - Men in Heian era (eighth to 12th centuries) aristocratic attire demonstrate ''kemari'' (ancient football) in an event at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2011.

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Ancient New Year 'Kemari' ball game reenacted in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Members of the Kemari Preservation Society dressed in court costume play the ancient ball game in the courtyard of Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2010, during the traditional ''First Kemari of the Year'' festival. Introduced from China, Kemari, played with a ball made of deer leather, was popular among aristocrats during Japan's Heian era (794-1192).

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Ancient ball-kicking game played in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - ''Kemari,'' a medieval court ball-kicking game, is demonstrated at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4.

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Ancient New Year 'Kemari' ball game reenacted in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Dressed in ancient court costume, members of the Kemari Preservation Society in Kyoto play a ''Kemari'' ball game in the courtyard of Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4 in the traditional ''First Kemari of the Year'' festival. First introduced from China, Kemari, a game with a ball made of deer leather, was popular among aristocrats in Japan's Heian era (circa 794-1185 A.D.). The team that keeps the ball in the air with the largest number of kicks wins the game.

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Medieval court game 'kemari' played

KYOTO, Japan - People in traditional Japanese costumes play ''kemari'' in a reenactment of the traditional ball game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4. Kemari attained wide popularity among court nobles during the Nara (710-794), Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura (1185-1333) periods. People wearing leather shoes form a circle and kick a deerskin ball about 24 centimeters in diameter, trying to keep it from hitting the ground.

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Medieval court game 'kemari' played

KYOTO, Japan - People in traditional Japanese costumes play ''kemari'' in a reproduction of the traditional ball game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4. Kemari attained wide popularity among court nobles during the Nara (710-794), Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura (1185-1333) periods. People wearing leather shoes form a circle and kick a deerskin ball about 24 centimeters in diameter trying to keep it from falling to the ground.

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Medieval court game reproduced

KYOTO, Japan - Three men play kemari in a reproduction of the traditional ball game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4. Kemari attained wide popularity among court nobles during the Nara (710-794), Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura (1185-1333) periods. People form a circle and kick a deerskin ball to prevent it from falling to the ground.

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Traditional 'kemari' football festival held

SAKURAI, Japan - A traditional ''kemari'' football festival is held at a shrine in the city of Sakurai in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara on Oct. 17. Also known as ''shukiku,'' kemari is a traditional game in which the players form a circle and kick a ball back and forth without letting it fall to the ground. The game was being played at the imperial court as early as the mid-7th century.

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Ancient court football at Kyoto shrine

People clad in traditional attire play "kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, at Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2022.

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Ancient court football at Kyoto shrine

People clad in traditional attire play "kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, at Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2022.

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Ancient court football at Kyoto shrine

People clad in traditional attire play "kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, at Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2022.

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Medieval court game 'kemari' played

KYOTO, Japan - People in traditional Japanese costumes play ''kemari'' in a reproduction of the traditional ball game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4. Kemari attained wide popularity among court nobles during the Nara (710-794), Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura (1185-1333) periods. People wearing leather shoes form a circle and kick a deerskin ball about 24 centimeters in diameter trying to keep it from falling to the ground. (Kyodo)

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Ancient court football game played at Kyoto shrine

People clad in ancient Japanese court attire play "kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan 4, 2015, during New Year holidays. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ancient court football game played at Kyoto shrine

People clad in ancient Japanese court attire play "kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan 4, 2015, during New Year holidays. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual kickball festival at Nara shrine draws many visitors

People wearing traditional Japanese costumes try to keep a ball made out of deerskin in the air during the "Kemari Matsuri," a kickball festival, at Tanzan Shrine in the western Japanese prefecture of Nara on Nov. 3, 2015, against the backdrop of autumn leaves in red and yellow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Kemari" ancient football

People wearing traditional costumes demonstrate New Year's "kemari", an ancient Japanese court football game played by nobles, at Shimogamo-jinja, a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Kemari" ancient football

People wearing traditional costumes demonstrate New Year's "kemari", an ancient Japanese court football game played by nobles, at Shimogamo-jinja, a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Day of draw for 2019 World Cup in Japan

"Kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, is shown at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on May 10, 2017, in front of organizers of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The draw for the tournament is scheduled to be held later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Day of draw for 2019 World Cup in Japan

"Kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, is shown at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on May 10, 2017, in front of organizers of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The draw for the tournament is scheduled to be held later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Day of draw for 2019 World Cup in Japan

"Kemari," a football game played by nobles in Japan's Heian period, is shown at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on May 10, 2017, in front of organizers of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The draw for the tournament is scheduled to be held later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ancient New Year 'Kemari' ball game reenacted in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Dressed in ancient court costume, members of the Kemari Preservation Society in Kyoto play a ''Kemari'' ball game in the courtyard of Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4 in the traditional ''First Kemari of the Year'' festival. First introduced from China, Kemari, a game with a ball made of deer leather, was popular among aristocrats in Japan's Heian era (circa 794-1185 A.D.). The team that keeps the ball in the air with the largest number of kicks wins the game. (Kyodo)

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Ancient ball-kicking game played in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - ''Kemari,'' a medieval court ball-kicking game, is demonstrated at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4. (Kyodo)

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Well-dressed girls holding battledores and balls

People dressed up in New Year's kimono pose for a photograph holding battledores and kemari balls. The girls in the back row have hair arranged in marumage style with floral pins, while the ones in the front row have theirs in chigo-mage style, the style for baby girls.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐147‐0]

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Ancient court football game played at Kyoto shrine

KYOTO, Japan - People clad in ancient Japanese court attire play a "kemari" football game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2015, during a New Year festival. (Kyodo)

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Ancient court football game played at shrine festival

KYOTO, Japan - People clad in ancient Japanese court costumes play a "kemari" football game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2015, at a New Year festival. (Kyodo)

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Ancient football

KYOTO, Japan - Men in Heian era (eighth to 12th centuries) aristocratic attire demonstrate ''kemari'' (ancient football) in an event at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Ancient football

KYOTO, Japan - Men in Heian era (eighth to 12th centuries) aristocratic attire demonstrate ''kemari'' (ancient football) in an event at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Ancient New Year 'Kemari' ball game reenacted in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Members of the Kemari Preservation Society dressed in court costume play the ancient ball game in the courtyard of Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2010, during the traditional ''First Kemari of the Year'' festival. Introduced from China, Kemari, played with a ball made of deer leather, was popular among aristocrats during Japan's Heian era (794-1192). (Kyodo)