Kemari
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Kemari is an athletic football game that was popular during the Heian and Kamakura periods of Japan. It resembles a game of keepie uppie or hacky sack.
A game of kemari at Tanzan Shrine
"Asukai Masanori Teaching Tokugawa Yoshimune to Play Kemari." Ukiyo-e printed by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
Decorative kemari balls (Edo period), probably belonging to the Satake clan.
Kemari field at Kyoto Imperial Palace
Keepie uppie
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Keepie uppie, keep-ups or kick-ups is the skill of juggling with an association football using feet, lower legs, knees, chest, shoulders, and head, without allowing the ball to hit the ground. It is s
Kemari
…Kemari (蹴鞠) is an athletic football game that was popular during the Heian (794–1185) and Kamakura (1185–1333) periods of Japan. It resembles a game of keepie uppie or hacky sack. The game was popular in Kyoto, the capital, and the surrounding Kansai region, and over time it spread from the aristocracy to the samurai…
A footballer doing kick-ups