Description
From the Maker:
商品説明
おにぎり玉は日本人にとても身近な物をインスピレーションに製作をしました。3角おにぎり、のり、梅干し、米の質感を大事にして玉に落とし込みました。コメの質感を特にこだわって再現したので注目してください。最初は、三角の3つの頂点に穴を設置しようと考えましたが、最後のspikeの際に三角おにぎりは上に凸という圧倒的なロマン。この形状にたどり着きました。
プレースタイルとしては、けん玉に乗る異質感を表現したかったので、乗りやすいようにラバー塗装を全体に。穴周りも視認性を高めるように白のリング、おにぎりの幅を邪魔しない最大サイズの穴25mmを搭載。
技としては塗装の力もあり、竹馬、極意、梅干し月面、三角の角一周けん、すくいけんファストなど基本技は通常通りできます。5歳でも1分ほどで中皿極意乗っておりました。
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Product Description
The Onigiri Tama (rice ball kendama) was created inspired by something very familiar to Japanese people. We carefully incorporated the triangular shape of a rice ball, the seaweed, the pickled plum, and the texture of the rice into the design of the ball. We paid particular attention to reproducing the texture of the rice, so please take note of that. Initially, we considered placing holes at the three vertices of the triangle, but during the final design phase, the overwhelming romantic appeal of the triangular rice ball with its upward-facing convex shape led us to this final design.
In terms of play style, we wanted to express the unique feeling of balancing the kendama, so we applied a rubber coating to the entire surface to make it easier to land tricks. We also added a white ring around the hole to improve visibility, and incorporated a 25mm hole, the largest size that doesn’t interfere with the width of the rice ball.
In terms of tricks, thanks to the coating, basic tricks such as the “Takeuma” (bamboo horse), “Gokui” (mastery), “Umeboshi Getsumen” (pickled plum moon landing), “Sankaku no Kado Isshu Ken” (triangle corner rotation), and “Sukui Ken Fast” can be performed as usual. Even a 5-year-old was able to land the “Gokui” trick on the middle cup in about a minute.
*Translation by Google
