Introduction to the Art of Koma-spinning with supporting pictures and videos
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Koma-spinning? What's that!
The Koma-top is an old Japanese toy and Koma-spinning has a long tradition.
There are many theories about the origin of the two Chinese Characters which form the word "koma" but we don't know further details.
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For example the so-called Beygoma.
Every Japanese child knows or has played with a Koma.
Koma is also used for gambling and even fortune-telling.
And there is a so-called Gyro-Koma which is used for teaching science in Japan.
In this homepage we introduce the so called Tetsuwa-Goma which has a steel ring around the rim for artistic and acrobatic performances.
* The History of the Japanese Koma
There are many web sites with information of the history of the Japanese Koma and we would like to introduce the following one:
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*The Japanese Koma Museum / Collection and History
Not writing anything is not so good
so I will try to use the little I know
to wite something about the history of Koma Acrobatics
* The History of the Japanese Koma
To get some idea about the technique and art and it is perhaps best to talk about the Kyoku-Goma (Trick-Top).
A rather big Koma with a long axle which is used for artistic performances.
From around 1700 AD (Genroku era)
The Kyoku-Goma has been produced in Hakata (now in Fukuoka city) and seems to have first been demonstrated by a boy called Hatsutaro in performances in Kyoto.
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