About Onigokko
It is popular among children and adults, it is the most popular culture.
The rules are simple, so even children can tackle immediately.
KOTORO KOTORO
Onigokko is said to be "TAG" in English.
General TAG（＝Onigokko） are as follows.
People who chase after, people who are being chased, when touched by people being chased, their roles change, people who touched will now be escaped. It is a very simple game.
However, rules are slightly different in Japan.
It is said that there are thousands of Japanese Onigokko in Japan.
There are various ways of playing and how to call.
Among them, the most ingested thing in Japan is Onigokko called "KOTORO KOTORO".
The rules of Onigokko are as follows.
There are "demons", "parents", "children" as roles.
It is a play that "parent" protects "child" from "demon".
In this picture, the first person is "parent", the person facing each other is "demon". The person behind the parent is "child".
A demon wins by touching the child behind the row.
Finally, "demon" can be paraphrased in English with daemon, but the Japanese demon "ONI" is not scary, it is considered to be an important existence.
Name "KOTORO KOTORO"
Name "Tanbo Onigokko"
Name "Hands Onigokko"
Name "Hands Onigokko"
The history of Onigokko
These four pictures are photos and paintings of "KOTORO KOTORO" that was held at that time.
Edo Period
Meiji period
Meiji period
Meiji period
Features of Onigokko
Easy rules
Onigokko is easy to rule, you can enjoy from children to adults.
Lots of kinds
There are several thousand kinds in Japan, it is thought that there are many kinds if you add similar play of rules to the world.
Any location
You can do it anywhere. You can enjoy on flatlands, fields, parks, forests, athletic facilities, gyms, roadside, everywhere.