Sugoroku and Culture

■Sugoroku Being Composed in Haiku

●E-sugoroku and Haiku

One of the kid's game played during the New Year. Casting dice then to make forward according the facing number from Furidashi (start) block to the partitions drawn on a paper, the winner is the one who reaches Agari (goal) faster than the others.
Sugoroku came from China before Nara era, played with black and white stones on the board and make competition by two dices in a cylinder, is a quite different game and not played today any more. The Paper Sugoroku, born much later, is called Sugoroku today instead.

（"Haiku Seasonal Words Glossary, chapter the New Year" / Kadokawa-shoten）

Defeated in Sugoroku by kids A spring of my old man's life 　　　by Takahama Kyoshi

What a big dice made of sweet potatoFor the playi of E-sugoroku 　　　　by Yagi Ema

I came in where you are staying　On Sugoroku 　　　　　　by Anzai Oushi

Oh my kids know in such detailsOn the E-sugoroku 　　　　　by Nakamura Teijo

It rolls from fortune to misfortune and so forthThe dice of Sugoroku 　　　by Kubota Mantarou

There flutter the flowers and birds of Sugoroku　On Tatami mats 　　　　by Hashimoto Keiji

We opened the appendix Sugoroku so loudlyPasted in a Magazine 　　　by Hino Soujo

A lamp lights E-sugoroku faintly in the daylightAt Nakamise street shop 　　　　　by Koga Mariko

The dice stops on my sleeveAfter its rolling 　　　　by Yamaguchi Hatsujo

The dice is getting warmIn the fist of the family head 　　　　by Hochiken Jirou

●Sugoroku・・・"Hototogisu's new glossary of season words, new edition" supervised by Inahata　Teiko

The origin is old enough to be said that the envoy to Tang Dynasty China brought it back. Placing black and white stones on the 12 partitions on a board, compete with the stone's advancement by 2 dice casting. This Board Sugoroku though was taken over by its variance Paper Sugoroku later. Joudo(Pure Land)-, Shoukan-, Douchu(touring)- and actor-sugoroku etc. were very popular from the Medieval to Modern Ages. Sugoroku means only Paper one for kid's play today.

The world is so enjoyableAs playing Sugoroku 　　　by Kunihiro Kenji

All the eyes have focused On the rolling dice of Sugoroku 　　　by Fujimoto Shusaku

Have the fold of Sugoroku paper Laid out correctly 　　　　by Shimada Mitsuko

The Sugoroku looked rather poor suddenly　For its ranking up system 　　　　by Gotoh Hinao

Lost in the life as wellEven within a Sugoroku game 　　　　　by Ohtsuki Ujoh

An E-sugoroku of my grandmother's timeLined well from the back 　　　 by Takahama Kyoshi

●Sugoroku・・・"Contemporary seasonal words glossary" by Kaneko Tohta, Kuroda Kyohko and Natsuishi ban-ya) / Seisei-shuppan

Sugoroku had been brought from China originally, turned into a variance, E-sugoroku which is played by children now. Make the piece forward according the number of dice, the one who made Agari at first is the winner of the game.

A lamp lights E-sugoroku faintly in the daylightAt Nakamise street shop 　　　　by Koga Mariko

It's awfully difficult to make myself loseAgainst kids in Sugoroku 　　　　by Shimada Kazuho

It's a night where you can even smell of snowAfter playing E-sugoroku 　　　　　by Suzuki Ritsuko

Grab a cat no sooner than Having gotten Agari in Sugoroku 　　　　by Ouishi Yuhki

This E-sugoroku reminds me of the mountainsWhich my father and mother have loved 　　　　by Sekito Yasuko　　　　

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