How to Play with Maiko and Geisha Experience Playing Japanese Games “Tora-Tora” in Kyoto !

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≪Tora-tora≫

Tora-tora is a Japanese version of rock-paper-scissors.

Rock: samurai　（Watonai）

Paper: old woman (Watonai’s mother)

Scissors: Tiger

The Samurai can kill the tiger with his spear, so he wins to the tiger, but he loses to his mother (the old woman) since she gave birth to him. Therefore, the old woman can win to the Samurai, but loses to the tiger since she’s old and frail. As such, the tiger loses to the Samurai, but wins to the old woman.

When playing Tora-tora, two players stand next to each other with a folding screen in between. They sing a song and at the chorus, “tora, tora, tora, tora (tiger, tiger, tiger,tiger)”, they hide behind the screen and pretend to be either the Samurai, the old woman, or the tiger, then they come out from behind the screen to reveal their hand.

To reveal their hand, there are specific gestures for each of the three characters:

The Samurai (Watonai) pretends to hold a spear in his hand to kill the tiger, the Samurai’s mother pretends to walk with a cane, and the tiger is on all fours.

＜Lyrics & Dance＞

千里あるよな藪の中を (Senri-aruyona-yabu-no-naka-wo)

In a large bamboo grove

(Gesture: push through a bamboo grove)

皆さん覗いてごろうじませ (Minasan-nozoite-goroujimase)

Believe me and take a look

(Gesture: make a pair of glasses with your hands and look at the other player from across the folding screen)

金の鉢巻き、タスキ(Kin-no-hachimaki, Tasuki)

with a golden headband and rolled up sleeves,

(Gesture: pretend to wrap a headband and to roll your sleeves)
和藤内がえんやらやと捕らえし獣 (Watonai-ga-enyarayato-toraeshi-kemono)

the Samurai is trying to catch a…

(Gesture: Thrust a spear toward the tiger)

- とらとーら、とーらとら (tora-tora,tora-tora)

tiger, tiger, tiger, tiger

（Gesture: pretend to be one of the 3 characters and appear from behind the screen. Depending on your gesture, you will win or lose. In case of a draw (as in this video), repeat A until either player wins.）

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