I recently made a new friend in the Hachimantai area. That in itself isn’t all that interesting. What is interesting is that she kept telling me how she would go to these Indiaca tournaments in Akita, and I honestly had no clue what she was talking about. When she mentioned it, I’d just kind of smile, wave and carry on with the conversation.
Well Today she emails me and tells me that she won her first Indiaca event. At this point, curiosity took over and I had to find out what this was all about. A quick Internet search revealed that Indica is a game developed in Germany by a man named Karl Hans Krohn. It was originally based off of a Brazilian game called “Peteca.”
The rules of the game are strikingly similar to volleyball. In fact, the game is played using a net very similar to a volleyball net. The ball, however, seems to be a mix betwwen a curling rock and a badminton bird. Japan seems to really have taken to this sport. There are over 800 000 Indiaca players in Japan, as opposed to Europe, where there are only 100 000 players. The game is called “インデイアカ” or “Indiaka” in Japan.
I’m surprised I haven’t heard of this game until now. I’ve lived here for 4 years now, and it has somehow evaded my sports radar. How about that.
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