Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Hanafuda & Kabufuda Playing Cards

Goods From Japan stocks both Hanafuda & Kabufuda Japanese playing cards.

Napoleon

The colorful decks of cards: 48 for Hanafuda and 40 for Kabufuda are fun to play and handle.

Both games became popular in the Tokugawa Period (1603-1867) of Japanese history and are traditionally played at New Year.

Tengu cards

Playing cards from Japan

Ainu Bag

These beautiful Ainu-style hand bags are all one-off unique pieces.

The bags are made of high quality Japanese cotton and silk.

Each Ainu-styled bag is painstakingly hand-sewn.

The perfect gift.

アイヌポシュー

Hyottoko 火男お面

Here is a classic version of the famous Hyottoko (Fire Man) mask.

Hyottoko is an abbreviation of "Hi Otoko," or "Fire Man." According to legend, he blows fire from a bamboo tube.

Look at the shape of the mouth, and you can picture it.

A wonderful mask.

The TK Master 16 kendama now comes in new, sporty packaging.

An easy to use, light and long-lasting competition kendama, the blue version is a popular choice along with the classic red color.