commentary: 竹にすずめ (sparrow in bamboo) Hiroi Michiaki: This is… ah. This is also a sparrow in the bamboo. This is the sparrow and this is the bamboo. When you wrap the string around this part it spins about. *** For Japanese, see this page. For video, see this page. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like Loading...