What day is it today?
Each person drew their own “future steampunk style kendama.”
Perhaps they were a bit too greedy, or perhaps their understanding of “kendama” didn’t quite catch up, but their weapon turned out to be a bit mediocre.
May 14th is “Kendama Day”. The Global Kendama Network established this day in 2017. It is named after the date of registration of the utility model of the “Nichigetsu Ball”, the prototype of the kendama, invented by Egusawa Hamaji of Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 14th, 1919.
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“Kendama Day” prompt
Create an anime-style portrait of a woman in the futuristic steampunk style, fighting a mysterious enemy with a kendama as a weapon.
The kendama design combines stylized features with mechanical and vintage elements typical of steampunk, such as gears, clock parts, and steam pipes.
The woman has hot pink hair in long twin tails blowing in the wind.
The woman is wearing a white engineer suit and holds a kendama in her right hand.
She has skull jewelry hanging from her neck.
The woman has large eyes with sparkles in them.
The background is a futuristic cityscape in the steampunk style.
The design is hyper-realistic with subtle touches, making the woman and the mecha kendama stand out.Summary of what day it is today: May 14th
- Kendama Day: Established by the Global Kendama Network in 2017. The day is named after the registration date of the utility model of the “Nichigetsu Ball,” the prototype of the kendama, invented by Egusawa Hamaji of Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 14, 1919.
- Vaccination Day: The day is named after the British surgeon Edward Jenner’s first successful vaccination against smallpox on May 14, 1796.
- Thermometer Day: The day is named after the 1686 birthday of Gabriel Fahrenheit, a German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer. Note that this date is based on the Julian calendar, but in Danzig, where Fahrenheit was born, the Gregorian calendar was already in use, and in the Gregorian calendar, the day falls on May 24. However, in books related to anniversaries, Thermometer Day is listed as May 14.
- Rokudo-ji Lion Dance: A festival at Hie Shrine in Rokudo-ji, Imizu City, Toyama Prefecture. The Rokudoji Lion Dance is dedicated at the Spring Festival on May 14th and the Autumn Festival on October 6th. There is a record that in March 1856 (Ansei 3), a lion dance was performed as a token of appreciation for the distribution of red rice, kelp, and dried squid to the residents of Rokudoji to celebrate the promotion of Maeda Noriyasu, the lord of the Kaga domain, to the rank of Chunagon. At the night festival, a yaso dance is performed in which a tengu holds a torch and plays against a lion.
- Grand Festival: The largest festival held at Izumo Taisha Shrine in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, to welcome envoys from the emperor. It is held for three days starting from May 14th every year.
