I got these recently and I wasn’t able to find any info on the maker. The only identifying features besides the artwork seem to be the logo, and inscriptions saying it’s made of plastic and Royal Karuta.

Thanks in advance!

Found this recently.

Hanafuda tiles made by Hakuei sometime before 1989
This is super cute and nice but the tiles are very small. For comparison I added a Ooishi Tengudo, a Tamura Shogundo and an Ace all-plastic.
Lacking green and blue but I like it and the frog is hilarious.

Haven't openned it yet, don't know if I will, but it seems kinda hard to shuffle properly.

What a smooth run…

I just came across the new Dragon Hanafuda fusion deck from bicycle. I hope they remembered the fixes they made to the sparrow deck last time. It’s exciting to think that a big/well-known company like this might keep producing new variants. If anyone has played with these already leave a comment!

Please help me understand what year my Nintendo Hanafuda cards were manufactured.

A really nice hanafuda deck I found the other day.

All-plastic but way better than the Ace deck. This is thicker and strong, kinda reminds me of the plasticized Gomubana from Universal but Ginsei is curved.

What I really like are the colours that look super cool, the design is great and seems nice to play. Frog seems to be trying to scare off Rainman lol

Royal is trump-card manufacturer but apparently in the showa era they also produced hanafuda.

Hello everyone. This Hanafuda set is produced by Shogundo, known as the Kyo Maiko Hanafuda. I’ve heard it belongs to the Nishiki Hanafuda series. However, other items in the same line, such as the Gion Chaya Hanafuda, look nearly identical. Could you tell me what sets them apart?

I'm one of the devs behind Hanafuda Legends, and honestly, one of the absolute best parts of this journey has been connecting with passionate players and artists. I just have to share this custom deck we recently integrated into the game, because the backstory is so wholesome and the execution is flawless.

Recently, one of our players reached out to us. He had been playing Hanafuda Legends after discovering a deep passion for the game during a trip to Japan. He wanted to share something incredibly special with us: a custom, hand-painted deck created by his wife, Charlotte (who is actually here on Reddit as u/Scarlett-gingenson!).

As a personal gift to him, she painted a custom deck to bridge their German heritage with traditional Japanese card-playing. Instead of the standard Japanese seasonal markers, every single month features flora, fauna, and motifs native to Germany.

But she was incredibly clever about it—the visual flow and silhouettes are kept entirely intact so Koi-Koi veterans don't have to relearn the cards. For example, instead of the traditional Crane on the Pine card, she painted a gorgeous European Stork in the exact same pose! Every month tells a perfect little story capturing the character of the German seasons.

It just proves to me that the core of Hanafuda—telling a 12-month story through nature—is a totally universal concept. It can adapt so beautifully to any local ecosystem while maintaining that perfect, familiar gameplay.

I'm just so hyped to see community art like this. If you had to design a deck based on your own country or state, what local plant or animal would have to make the cut for your favorite month?

(PS: If you want to see how Charlotte's Doitsu-Hanafuda deck actually flows in a match, we added it to our site so you can play with it for free at hanafudalegends.com)

Anybody know where to find an inexpensive daini deck? I can’t find anything besides one for $200.

In my defence, how was I supposed to know they make Hanafuda and Kabufuda under identical brand - I guess I really should finally learn some basic Japanese 😅

I’ve always loved Klondike Solitaire. I play it so often on my phone that I sometimes think of it as my personal “Klondike machine”.

Since I’m currently developing a Hanafuda video game, I started wondering whether I could create a Klondike-style game specifically for Hanafuda. That experiment eventually became Hana Klo, a new single-player game played with one standard 48-card Hanafuda deck.

Rather than simply replacing standard playing cards with Hanafuda cards, I designed the rules around the deck’s 12-month structure and its different card types.

Hana Klo was originally created as a mode in my video game, Battle Hanafuda, but I’ve now published it separately as a standalone set of rules that can also be played with a physical Hanafuda deck. I repeatedly tested and refined the rules using real cards during development.

Key points:

• Solo play: Designed entirely for one player.
• One Hanafuda deck: It uses a standard 48-card Hanafuda deck, with no standard playing cards or additional components required.
• Open rules: You are welcome to use or adapt the rules for your own physical or digital versions.

The complete rulebook is available in both English and Japanese:

https://www.suzukiplan.com/hanaklo/

I’d be especially interested to hear what experienced Hanafuda players think. Please let me know if any part of the rulebook is unclear, if you have ideas for improving the game, or if you manage to clear it!

Hi all,

I just started playing Koi-Koi on BGA, and have a Nintendo card set at home, but would like to create my own set to be used with coworkers, or friends, while away.

Currently I have access only to few simple materials to create the set, and for the image itself I managed to gather a PnP set (very nice drawing, with bright colors), but my question would be:
May I just put together 3 layer of stock printer paper (1 for the front, one "empty", and 1 for the back)?

What would be the best way to "wrap" the borders of the cards in a proper way, without it being ugly, or come undone with use?

Hey everyone! I’m designing my own Hanafuda deck and a custom Koikoi ruleset. My goal is to stay faithful to the traditional game while making it as skill focused as possible and minimizing luck. Does anyone have advice on rule variations or house rules that increase strategic depth and make Koikoi more competitive?

At some point, I decided that I wanted to try playing koi-koi, after some Walpurgis night. So I decided to recreate the Hanafuda deck with my own hands, since I didn't want to spoil ± 2 sizes of my monthly pocket money for it. But it turned out that I had no one to play it with, so I decided to at least show here what I did.

I apologize for possible errors in the text, I used a translator.

I’m trying to identify this vintage Hanafuda deck.
It has:
• 48 cards, complete
• Original floral two-piece cardboard box
• Cards measure 33 × 54 mm
• Plain matte black backs
• Three advertising cards naming manufacturers
• Rabbit trademark on one card
• Box has old-style (kyūjitai) characters
• No maker’s mark on the cards or box base apart from the advertising cards.
I’m particularly interested in:
The manufacturer.
Approximate production date.
Whether the rabbit trademark identifies a particular series.
Whether this is likely pre-war or immediate post-war.
I’ve found many similar Hanafuda decks but not this exact combination of rabbit trademark, advertising cards and box.
Thanks!

Hello everyone. I recently picked up a set of Tengu Hanafuda from a Japanese karuta maker. The fronts are in great shape for their age, but I noticed hand-drawn circle marks on the backs of quite a few cards.

Does anyone know if these are personal marks from a previous owner used during gameplay, or factory marks from production?

Hi everyone!

I'm working on a website to play Hanafuda (Koi-Koi) online with friends. It's mainly designed for people who already know the game and its rules, rather than beginners. What do you think of this UI? I'd really appreciate any feedback or suggestions before I continue building it.

Hi everyone, I picked up this set of Hanafuda cards quite a long time ago. It hasn’t been well preserved, so the original box is missing. The brand mark looks like a kite, and the set seems to be from the late Showa era. I haven’t been able to track down any more information about it, so I’d really appreciate it if anyone could shed some light on this.

Like its clubs-based cousin Kabufuda, Mame Karuta is a single-suited pattern, based on the European suit of coins (the precursor of diamonds). Its name comes from the Japanese word for "bean" due to the rounded shape of the pips, which in some regional variants is even more literally represented. This one has silver embellisment on one each of the aces, twos and threes, plus a horned onifuda.

Who manufactured the hanafuda cards included with the Nichijou Uchuujin DX PSP game?

Japan Playing Card Museum lists them as being made by Nintendo, but I am not so sure after looking at them. A Nintendo deck is included in the pics for reference.

The width and height are the same as standard Nintendo cards, but they are much thicker than any Nintendo deck I have. The finish on the front and back is very matte. While I have Nintendo decks secured with a plastic band, I have not seen a deck secured with an unbleached paper band like this. The red of the plastic case is slightly different, but that could be because I do not have a red plastic case circa 2011 when these would have been made.

The How to Play insert only lists SK, who presumably coordinated the licensing and manufacture for this package.

Can someone more knowledgeable than I confirm this is Nintendo or if the details point to another manufacturer? Thanks!