An obj ect of the present invention is to provide a spinning top toy that can be readily assembled or disassembled. A body 40 and a shaft portion 10 are separate pieces. The body 40 has a first hook 44 and the shaft portion 10 has a second hook 17. The body 40 and the shaft portion 10 is switchable between a couplable state and a decouplable state depending on a relative rotational position. The first hook 44 and the second hook 17 are vertically aligned in the couplable state, and are vertically misaligned in the decouplable state. The spinning top toy further comprises an urging unit that brings the upper face of the first hook 44 and the bottom face of the second hook 17 into contact by an urging force of a spring 20 in the couplable state. The body 40 and the shaft portion 10 enter the couplable state by turning and pushing. The body 40 and the shaft portion 10 engage each other by bringing the upper face of the first hook 44 into contact with the bottom face of the second hook 17 by the urging force of the spring 20.