one-legged hopping sumo; heron sumo
A traditional Japanese children's game where two players hop on one foot and try to push each other out of a ring or make the other put their other foot down. The name evokes the image of herons (鷺) standing on one leg.
We played heron sumo at the sports day.
Heron sumo is a game where you hop on one foot and push each other.
Another name for the same game, more directly describing the hopping motion (けんけん). 鷺相撲 uses a more poetic, heron-related image.
Compound of 鷺 (sagi, 'heron') and 相撲 (sumō, 'sumo wrestling'). The name comes from the way players hop on one leg, resembling a heron standing on one foot.