Hanafuda |
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| Editor:
| Miller, Frederic P.
Vandome, Agnes F.
John, McBrewster |
| ISBN: | 978-613-4-18259-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | AV Akademikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $70.00 |
Book Description:
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hanafuda are playing cards of Japanese origin (karuta cards), used to play a number of games. The name literally translates as flower cards. The name refers to the set of cards and can be used to play any number of variations of games. Though refined card games were played in Japan by the nobility since its early years, they were not commonly used for...
More DescriptionPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hanafuda are playing cards of Japanese origin (karuta cards), used to play a number of games. The name literally translates as flower cards. The name refers to the set of cards and can be used to play any number of variations of games. Though refined card games were played in Japan by the nobility since its early years, they were not commonly used for gambling, nor played by the lower classes. This changed, however, in the 18th year of Tenbun (1549 CE) when Francisco Xavier landed in Japan. The crew of his ship had carried a set of Hombre (48-card Portuguese) playing cards from Europe, and card games, or more specifically, gambling card games, became extremely popular with the Japanese. When Japan subsequently closed off all contact with the Western world in 1633, foreign playing cards were banned.