You might have seen this simple wooden toy floating around. It consists of a ball connected by a piece of string to a stick. The stick has two cups and a spike. The objective is to get the ball to ...

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - It seems every generation has a toy to challenge and frustrate children - whether it's a paddle ball, a yo-yo, or hacky-sack, recently, kids are having a ball with Kendama. Kendama ...

On the streets of Tokyo, Zoomadanke's "Kodaman" (Takeshi Kodama) and "Easy" (Hiroki Iijima) look like any other young men in their 20s or 30s. The second they start playing kendama, however, the pair ...

At a time when young people of all ages are focused on electronics and apps, the popularity of the kendama — a traditional Japanese toy made out of wood — seems like an anomaly. It hasn't caught on ...

Lake Tahoe is home to many world-class athletes, from skiers and snowboarders to swimmers and runners. Then, there’s Turner Thorne, whose unassuming hobby, kendama, has landed him on the national ...

A kendama craze has swept the North Shore. A couple hundred enthusiasts of the addictive wooden skill toy braved the rainy conditions on a recent Saturday afternoon to show off their kendama moves, ...

A worker produces a "kendama" toy at Yamagata Koubou Co. in Nagai, Yamagata Prefecture, on May 1, 2020. (Mainichi/Akane Matono) YAMAGATA -- Before they were sucked into the virtual worlds of ...

Rob Heist of Park Hills jokes that close friends always say he stands out as the guy with the guts to try things they might be reluctant to attempt. A good example of that was evident July 1, when ...

Many of you may remember the sudden rise in popularity of a particular game-sport resembling a ball on a stick from almost a decade ago. That toy was none other than the skill toy, kendama. Back then, ...