Hanafuda playing Kintoki Flower a paulownia wood Established in 1790 by Oishi Tengudo (Japanese cards) - (in box) -

Hanafuda cards in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions of Japan. The Joker card has a picture of Kintaro on it. Oishi Tengudo's Hanafuda and Kabufuda cards are not machine-printed but hand-printed, and are intentionally made with a slight curve so that they feel comfortable in the hand. The card designs are very similar to modern Hanafuda cards, but a distinctive feature is that the numbers of the months are depicted on the strips of paper. Only black-backed cards are available. A long-established karuta (Japanese playing cards) shop founded in 1800 (Kansei 12). Kyoto's Oishi Tengudo is best known for its Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each). Hanafuda cards in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions of Japan. The Joker card features a picture of Kintaro. Oishi Tengudo's Hanafuda and Kabufuda cards are not machine-printed but hand-printed, and are intentionally made with a slight curve to make them feel comfortable in the hand.