Not sure what this one has to do with swinging, but love the unconventional paint job...
I see that your app tried to automatically translate the captions. It did pretty well, as sometimes it's automatically translated as
pretend koma.
That is a
furikoma (振り独楽 / ふりこま) = swing top. These are the largest of the
kyokugoma (曲独楽) = acrobatic tops, which are the tops used in classic Japanese performances.
That one in particular is among the largest of the largest, at 39 cm (15 inches) diameter. Unfortunately, I read on an auction of somebody selling another furikoma from Mr. Fukushima, that he "hasn't made furikomas in years because there are no more good trees in Japan". I was very fortunate to recently get from Jim Neff one made by Masaaki Hiroi (1 foot in diameter). These tops can be started by swinging them in the hand, so perhaps that is the origin of the name.
Classic koma shape in one of my favorite color schemes..
Here the automatic translation failed. The diameter is 11 cm and it's made for the sword trick. This kyokugoma is a hawatari (刃渡り) koma = blade crossing koma. I have an unsigned one that I got from Don Olney.
The three kyokugomas in one picture that I posted above are
itowatari (糸渡り) komas = thread crossing komas, for wire walking tricks. I have one from Mr. Fukushima that I got on an auction from Japan. The paint quality is the best I've seen on a koma.
This is a nagekoma (投げ独楽) = throwing top:
I think this is the one that Taka uses and he sometimes lands on the edge of a fan.
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