Japanese Sea Glass - Ohajiki / Marbles / Necklaces / Earrings
Sea glass ohajiki jewellery. Ohajiki are game pieces, similar to a game called Tiddlywinks.
OHAJIKI:Ohajiki (おはじき) is a traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, but flat in shape. It is played with small coin-shaped pieces also called 'ohajiki'. The pieces are typically made of glass or plastic, although historically the game was often played with pebbles or go stones. The game became popular as an indoor game for girls during the Edo period.
The rarest Ohajiki have symbols, numbers or dents in them - they were made over 100 years ago.
These ohajiki are from Miyazaki and Fukuoka, Japan and found by a beach comber friend.
Japanese Sea Glass mainly originates in old Soda or Sake bottles and is found in amazing shades of aqua and teal !
