Discover the beauty of the artwork in the Japanese card game, Hanafuda “Flower Cards” by Nintendo. Not only will you be able to enjoy a card set that expresses Japanese culture with 12 different suits, one for each month, within one deck. It is not only a very fun game to play with friends and family but a fun little gift. Hanafuda, a traditional Japanese card game that dates all the way back to the 1500s. Nintendo was founded in 1889 as Nintendo Karuta by a craftsman who was producing handmade Hanafuda playing cards that continued to run as a card game business until 1965. From then on, they expanded their business into other playing cards, board games, and successfully grew Nintendo into the leading gaming company. As you are able to enjoy several different game types with one deck of Hanafuda cards, as well as it is an unfamiliar Nintendo product, this will be a perfect item to add to your collection. How to Play