A Universal Game? A Hands-On Exploration of Rock Paper Scissors in the Japanese Rare Book Collection
08/27/2026 09:00 AM EDT
This blog post discusses 19th-century Japanese variations of rock paper scissors, based on the 1830 book, “Ken hitorigeiko” (Self-Study for Finger Games) in the Japanese Rare Book Collection at the Library of Congress. The post also expands on the topic through a brief exploration of U.S. newspaper articles about a “janken pon” card game.
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