Japanese Hanafuda Card Game Starter Set from Japan — Flower Cards, Play Mat & Storage Pouch, with English Guide

Learn the card game Japanese families have been playing by lamplight since the 1700s — in one evening.

Hanafuda means flower cards. Instead of numbers and suits, the 48 cards carry the twelve months of the Japanese year: plum blossom in February, iris in May, the full moon of autumn in August. They are small, thick, satisfying to snap down on the mat — and the game built from them, Koi-Koi, is quick, gambling-flavoured and wonderfully easy to learn.

What's inside:

• 48-card hanafuda deck, printed in Japan on traditional thick-layered card stock

• Non-slip felt play mat, 30 x 30 cm, for the authentic card-snapping feel

• Cotton drawstring pouch to keep the deck together

• 16-page illustrated English rulebook — Koi-Koi and Hachi-Hachi rules, plus full scoring charts

• Month-by-month card guide explaining the flowers, birds and poems on every card

Price includes all duties — no surprise customs charges when it arrives.

Gift-wrapped in washi paper and shipped directly from Japan.