Hanetsuki was once a play for girls and was often seen on New Year's Day, but in ancient times it was associated with New Year's festivals. In the olden days, the battledore was also called gokiita or gokiko, and by stabbing demons, people wished for good health in the new year. After the Edo period, it became established as a game for women. Hanetsuki is called 'Oihago' when two or more people poke a single feather, and 'Agehago' when it is done by one person. It is said that if you apply the black ink left over from donto-yaki to your face to ward off misfortune, you will not catch a cold.

　Hagoita has evolved in various ways from being a tool for religious beliefs to being a tool for play and decoration over time. Oshie battledore gradually came to be made three-dimensionally and with various techniques, creating a unique world of beauty that captures momentary movement in a limited small space. The technique of oshie battledore, which reached its peak in the mid-Meiji period, developed almost on the same axis as the heyday of Meiji Kabuki, which was led by Dan, Kiku, and Hidari. Kasukabe is also where the design of the gorgeously decorated battledore known as 'furisode' was born