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Japanese "karuta" card game championships

Seira Yajima (L) and Naho Inoue warm up for the women's final of the Japanese "karuta" traditional card-taking championships at Omi Jingu shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture in western Japan, on Jan. 11, 2025.

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Japanese "karuta" card game championships

Sojiro Jimi (R) and Seira Yajima pose with their trophies on Jan. 11, 2025, after winning the men's and women's final of the "karuta" traditional card-taking championships at Omi Jingu shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture in western Japan, on Jan. 11, 2025.

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Japanese "karuta" card game championships

Sojiro Jimi (R) and Seira Yajima pose with their trophies on Jan. 11, 2025, after winning the men's and women's final of the "karuta" traditional card-taking championships at Omi Jingu shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture in western Japan, on Jan. 11, 2025.

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Japanese "karuta" card game championships

Sojiro Jimi (L) and Masayoshi Kawase warm up for the men's final of the Japanese "karuta" traditional card-taking championships at Omi Jingu shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture in western Japan, on Jan. 11, 2025.

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year's ceremony at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2025.

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year's ceremony at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2025.

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year's ceremony at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2025.

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year's ceremony at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2024.

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year's ceremony at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2024.

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year's ceremony at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2024.

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High school student becomes youngest 'Karuta' card champion

OTSU, Japan - Saki Kusunoki (L), a 15-year-old junior high school student from Oita Prefecture, becomes the youngest Japanese 'Karuta' card champion by beating 25-year-old housewife Yuri Arakawa from Nara Prefecture, who was the championship queen for the past two years.

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Winners of national Japanese card game competition

OTSU, Japan - Satoshi Kishida (R) and Tsubasa Tsubota hold trophies as the winners of the men's and women's divisions respectively at an annual national "karuta" Japanese card game competition in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. Kishida retained the "Meijin" (Master) title for the third straight year and Tsubota won the "Queen" title for the first time.

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Women compete in national Japanese card game contest

OTSU, Japan - Tsubasa Tsubota (L) and Yuri Yamazoe compete for the "Queen" title at an annual national "karuta" Japanese card game tournament in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2015. Tsubota won the title in the women's division for the first time.

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Women compete in national card game contest

OTSU, Japan - Tsubasa Tsubota (L) and Yuri Yamazoe compete for the Queen title at an annual national tournament of the "karuta" Japanese card game in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. Tsubota won the title in the women's division for the first time.

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Men compete in national Japanese card game contest

OTSU, Japan - Satoshi Kishida (R) and Kentaro Haruno compete for the "Meijin" (Master) title at an annual national "karuta" Japanese card game tournament in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. Kishida retained the title in the men's division for the third year in a row.

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Male card game champion retains title in national contest

OTSU, Japan - Satoshi Kishida (R) and Kentaro Haruno compete for the "Meijin" (Master) title at an annual national tournament of the "karuta" Japanese card game in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. Kishida retained the title in the men's division for the third year in a row.

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Unique postcards to PR western Japan city

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Postcards designed like "Iroha Karuta" Japanese card matching game to promote Osaka Prefecture's Kawachinagano by introducing popular spots are shown in this photo. The postcards are on sale to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Kawachinagano's city status marked in 2014.

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Unique postcards to PR western Japan city

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - A postcard designed like "Iroha Karuta" Japanese card matching game to promote Osaka Prefecture's Kawachinagano by introducing popular spots is shown in this photo. The postcards are on sale to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Kawachinagano's city status marked in 2014.

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Machiko Hasewaga's 'Karuta' playing cards

TOKYO, Japan - "Karuta" playing cards for word games drawn by Japanese cartoonist Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992) are shown to the press on July 3, 2014, a day before a two-day preview for an auction in Tokyo.

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Cartoonist Hasegawa's 'karuta' playing cards exhibited

TOKYO, Japan - "Karuta" playing cards drawn by popular female manga artist Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992) are exhibited in Tokyo on July 3, 2014, as part of her collection.

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Man selling karuta card games at 90-yr-old store

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 12, 2013 shows Nobuo Okuno, owner of a long-established store selling Japanese traditional karuta playing cards, holding a set of the cards inside the store in Tokyo's Kandajimbocho district.

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Museum of 'Ogura hyakunin isshu'

KYOTO, Japan - A diorama forms part of the displays at Shigureden, a Kyoto museum devoted to ''Ogura hyakunin isshu'' (100 poems by 100 poets). The museum was shown to the media on March 14, 2012, prior to its scheduled reopening on March 17 following a yearlong renovation. Hyakunin isshu karuta (playing cards) of the Edo period (1603-1868) and dolls representing the poets are among the exhibits and visitors can try on Heian period (794-1185) costumes.

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'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.

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'Karuta' players compete for title of queen

OTSU, Japan - Saki Kusunoki (R) competes to defend her title of queen of the traditional ''karuta'' card game during a competition at the Omi shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. Kusunoki won the match, involving a set of 100 poem cards, for the sixth straight year.

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Saito wins 1st Queen's title in 'karuta' tournament

OTSU, Japan - Yuri Saito (R) beats Fumie Watanabe to win her first Queen's title in an annual ''karuta'' Japanese cards tournament at Omi Shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Jan. 4.

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High school student becomes youngest 'Karuta' card champion

OTSU, Japan - Saki Kusunoki (L), a 15-year-old junior high school student from Oita Prefecture, becomes the youngest Japanese 'Karuta' card champion by beating 25-year-old housewife Yuri Arakawa from Nara Prefecture, who was the championship queen for the past two years. (Kyodo)

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Saito wins 1st Queen's title in 'karuta' tournament

OTSU, Japan - Yuri Saito (R) beats Fumie Watanabe to win her first Queen's title in an annual ''karuta'' Japanese cards tournament at Omi Shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Jan. 4. (Kyodo)

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Local gov't gives green light to noodle playing cards after controversy

Photo shows "Udon Karuta" playing cards, made by the government of Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, in December 2015 to promote the local signature product of udon noodles. The prefecture briefly halted the sale of the cards over a controversy involving one of the poems on the cards. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Museum of 'Ogura hyakunin isshu'

KYOTO, Japan - A diorama forms part of the displays at Shigureden, a Kyoto museum devoted to ''Ogura hyakunin isshu'' (100 poems by 100 poets). The museum was shown to the media on March 14, 2012, prior to its scheduled reopening on March 17 following a yearlong renovation. Hyakunin isshu karuta (playing cards) of the Edo period (1603-1868) and dolls representing the poets are among the exhibits and visitors can try on Heian period (794-1185) costumes. (Kyodo)

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Winners of national Japanese card game competition

OTSU, Japan - Satoshi Kishida (R) and Tsubasa Tsubota hold trophies as the winners of the men's and women's divisions respectively at an annual national "karuta" Japanese card game competition in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. Kishida retained the "Meijin" (Master) title for the third straight year and Tsubota won the "Queen" title for the first time. (Kyodo)

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Male card game champion retains title in national contest

OTSU, Japan - Satoshi Kishida (R) and Kentaro Haruno compete for the "Meijin" (Master) title at an annual national tournament of the "karuta" Japanese card game in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. Kishida retained the title in the men's division for the third year in a row. (Kyodo)

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Unique postcards to PR western Japan city

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - A postcard designed like "Iroha Karuta" Japanese card matching game to promote Osaka Prefecture's Kawachinagano by introducing popular spots is shown in this photo. The postcards are on sale to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Kawachinagano's city status marked in 2014. (Kyodo)

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'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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'Karuta' players compete for title of queen

OTSU, Japan - Saki Kusunoki (R) competes to defend her title of queen of the traditional ''karuta'' card game during a competition at the Omi shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. Kusunoki won the match, involving a set of 100 poem cards, for the sixth straight year. (Kyodo)

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"Karuta" card game event at Japan hot spring

People play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, in an open-air bath tab at Kawayu hot spring resort in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 19, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Karuta" card game event at Japan hot spring

People play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, in an open-air bath tab at Kawayu hot spring resort in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 19, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year ceremony at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year ceremony at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year ceremony at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Girls in traditional attire from the ancient Heian period play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, during an annual New Year ceremony at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women in traditional attire play "karuta," a traditional Japanese card game, at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Karuta" playing cards for promotion of tax payments

Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2019 in Osaka shows "karuta" playing cards with "haiku" Japanese poems encouraging people to pay their taxes. The so-called "tax karuta" have been produced by a Tokyo entity promoting tax payments by citizens. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Karuta" playing cards for promotion of tax payments

Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2019 in Osaka shows "karuta" playing cards with "haiku" Japanese poems encouraging people to pay their taxes. The so-called "tax karuta" have been produced by a Tokyo entity promoting tax payments by citizens. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese "karuta" card championships

Ere Yamashita (L) and Mao Morita warm up for the women's final of the "karuta" traditional card-taking championships in Otsu, western Japan, on Jan. 5, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese "karuta" card championships

Keitaro Kumehara (R) and Ere Yamashita pose with their trophies on Jan. 5, 2019, after winning the men's and women's final of the "karuta" traditional card-taking championships, respectively, in Otsu, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese "karuta" card championships

Keitaro Kumehara (L) and Fumiyoshi Kawasaki warm up for the men's final of the "karuta" traditional card-taking championships in Otsu, western Japan, on Jan. 5, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women wearing traditional clothes from the ancient Heian period play the "karuta" Japanese card game during an annual New Year ceremony at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Women wearing traditional clothes from the ancient Heian period play the "karuta" Japanese card game during an annual New Year ceremony at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese "karuta" card game

Girls wearing traditional clothes from the ancient Heian period play the "karuta" Japanese card game during an annual New Year ceremony at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 3, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese "karuta" card championships

Sae Tsuruta (L) and Ere Yamashita warm up for the women's final of the "karuta" traditional card-taking championships in Otsu, western Japan, on Jan. 6, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo