Thursday, March 31, 2011

Fukuwarai

Fukuwarai is a game similar to "Pin the tail on the donkey". It is often played by children in Japan during 'oshougatsu' (New Year). One player is blind folded while other players instruct directions for them to place face parts on an outline of a face.
The face parts are:
eye: め me
eyebrow: まゆ mayu
nose: はな hana
mouth: くち kuchi
Directions:
up: うえ ue
down: した shita
left: ひだり hidari
right: みぎ migi
Here are some pictures of students playing Fukuwarai.