Help with something not-kimono related

[chiiyo]

Hey, kind helpful people of the board! *wibble with gratitude* I need help~ *meU* My club is trying to recreate a japanese festival game, yo-yo sukui, the one where they fish balloons from the water. But it's really hard to find resources on the net... does anyone know a good resource where I can find out exactly how to do it? Instructions, specifications, stuff like that? I would be eternally grateful for any assistance! *meu!*

We just held a yukata-dressing event recently... I must have dressed like 15 people in yukata CONSECUTIVELY on that day... *dies* whilst I was wearing full kimono... *dies* But I think a lot more people are interested in traditional wear now... Will post pictures, when I get them!

[bawsin]

I don't know of any resources personally, but if you're searching on the term, I think that in Romaji it's often spelled youyou sukui (or sometimes yohyoh sukui or even yooyoo sukui). It means something like "triumphantly scooping up", I believe.

Hope that helps!

bawsin

[Flock]

Yes, when translating to romaji there are a few alternate spellings phonetically.. it's always good to try variations!

[bawsin]

I just discovered that you may be confusing two different, but similar, games.

Kingyo sukui ... involves scooping goldfish. It's been a traditional children's game in Japan since the 17th century.

Yo-yo tsuri ... is a similar game that involves scooping out balloons instead. The balloons are attached to strings, and look something like yo-yos... hence the name!

See this URL for a summary of each game:

www2.tokuyama-u.ac.jp/tanakak/web-koukai/WWW97/Hello6/emi.html

I think if you search on these two terms individually, you may find what you've been looking for. I took a quick look for "yo-yo tsuri" and found several webpages that described this game at greater length.

bawsin

P.S. And it's "yo-yo", not "yohyoh" (etc.)!