'Karuta' queen competition in Otsu

'Karuta' queen competition in Otsu

OTSU, Japan - Participants of the Japanese traditional card game competition try to snag a card for the ''karuta'' queen title at Omi Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Jan. 8, 2011. The karuta game using ''Ogura Hyakunin Isshu,'' one hundred ''waka'' poem cards, is a typical New Year event in Japan. (Kyodo)

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