JAPAN (HawaiiNewsNow) - WOODONE and The Global Kendama Network (GLOKEN) hosted the world's largest Kendama event in Hatsukaichi, Japan over the weekend of July 23rd and 24th. The Kendama World Cup ...

AIEA, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thousands jammed Pearlridge Center for a kendama competition, a turnout that surprised organizers. "Yo-Dama!: The Yoyo & Kendama Fest" at Pearlridge featured a competition ...

Lake Tahoe is home to many world-class athletes, from skiers and snowboarders to swimmers and runners. Then, there’s Turner Thorne, whose unassuming hobby, kendama, has landed him on the national ...

On Tuesday, kendama lovers gathered in preparation for the sport’s largest competition in the Western Hemisphere. Kendama is a Japanese skill toy which consists of a spike affixed to three cups and a ...

PLYMOUTH, Minn. — Hundreds of people from around the world are in Minnesota this weekend to compete in North America's largest kendama tournament. Kendama is a traditional Japanese skill toy ...

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You might have seen this simple wooden toy floating around. It consists of a ball connected by a piece of string to a stick. The stick has two cups and a spike. The objective is to get the ball to ...

A kendama craze has swept the North Shore. A couple hundred enthusiasts of the addictive wooden skill toy braved the rainy conditions on a recent Saturday afternoon to show off their kendama moves, ...

Many of you may remember the sudden rise in popularity of a particular game-sport resembling a ball on a stick from almost a decade ago. That toy was none other than the skill toy, kendama. Back then, ...

The kendama is a Japanese variant on cup-and-ball games. It is enjoyed by both children performing simple tricks and adults completing much more complex ones. The kendama has a long history, but the ...