Japanese Playing Cards Hanafuda Game Vtg Nintendo Plastic Boxed Karuta JK702 Mino Japanese wooden lacquered lunch box

Japanese wooden lacquered lunch box

creating a small table typically used on the floor

We acquired this item from a Buddhist shop in Nagoya

Tear and creased

Japanese Playing Cards Hanafuda Game Vtg Nintendo Plastic Boxed Karuta JK702 Mino Japanese wooden lacquered lunch boxVtg Japanese Hanafuda Playing Card Game This is a vintage Nintendo brand set of Hanafuda playing cards. Hanafuda means "flower cards". Each deck can be split into 12 suits with four cards, each representing a month of the year with a flower that goes with each month. A common way of playing is Koi Koi, a matching game where players collect points based on various combinations of matches they make. This set comes stacked in a plastic case with "tengu"