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Suikawari in Japanese. A party game, usually in the Beach Episode of Japanese media, where someone is blindfolded, given a large stick (possibly a wooden sword), and directed to smash/crack a watermelon. Similar to hitting a pinata in some western cultures, except without any goodies other than sandy watermelon. One of the traditional summer beach activities in Japan, at least until environmental [...] [tvtropes.org]