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The article discusses the issue which states that Japanese children were frequently seen to enjoy childhood games due to adult intervention of controlling the games of their children to those games that are harmless. It states that due to foreign intervention of amusements, a very detectable change has passed over the Japanese people. It also states that Japanese children showed less enthusiasm for sports that results to its rarity.

The article offers information on different Japanese games that are being played by Japanese children for centuries including blindman's buff (eye-hiding), puss-in-the-corner and variety of "here we go round the mulberry bush". It mentions that Japanese games slightly differ from games in other countries. It states that kago play was purely a Japanese game in which two children carry a bamboo pole on their shoulders and on that a third child clings.

The article presents seven observable situations on the life of children in Japan. It mentions a picture of little boys playing with snowballs in the winter season. It states a scene where two boys are playing with musical instruments such as flute made of bamboo and drum. Furthermore, a scene wherein boys are playing with the puppies of a large dog, which represents the large dogs in the street of Tokyo, is discussed.