Kagome Kagome
K
PLAYERS
6-15
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
- No equipment needed
HOW TO PLAY
1
One player, called the 'oni', sits in the center of the group with their eyes closed or covered.
2
The remaining players join hands and form a circle around the seated player, walking around in a ring while singing the traditional Kagome Kagome verse.
3
When the song ends, the circle stops walking and everyone freezes in place around the seated player.
4
The seated player must then guess which player is standing directly behind them without opening their eyes or turning around.
5
If the guess is correct, the player who was named swaps places and becomes the new center player for the next round.
6
If the guess is wrong, the same player usually stays in the center and the song begins again from the start.