Today, I will introduce one of Japan’s most popular traditional toys, the spinning top.

We call it “Koma” in Japanese, and it is popular among little children.

 I used to play it when I was a kindergartner. 

When we play with it,  we wrap the string around the point and spin it on the ground.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=ONtKfUKlqf4

http://koma.iaigiri.com/

If you want to know more about tops, please click below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top