Origins: Japanese Kemari FIFA Museum live talk webinar

Kemari is a highly ritualised game indigenous to Japan that has been played for over a millennium. It enjoyed a high social status, the legacy of which is a historical record that has been passed down through the centuries. It is the only ancient ball game for which we have accurate details as to its exact nature. Watch our live talk webinar with experts Prof. Lee Thompson (University of Waseda, Tokyo Japan) and Guy Oliver (Football Historian, FIFA Museum) to find out why kemari failed to make the transition from ancient to modern sport. To learn more about Kemari, check out the FIFA Museum Editorial: Check out the FIFA Museum digital exhibition Origins: PreHistories of Football: