A kendama (けん玉 , also written as 剣玉 and 拳玉) is a traditional Japanese toy which consists of a wooden, hammer-like object with a ball connected to it by a string. In English, kendama may be referred to as ring and pin and bears similarities to the classic cup-and-ball game, known in the Latin American world as balero. The principle of these toys are the same: catching one object with another, where both are joined by a string.

                                                                                                       Sadly the gold kendamas are not being made anymore.

                                                                                                                      Different Models of kendamas

                                                                                                        Old-style traditional kendama not for competition use.