Karuta
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, KarutaNYC has been unable to meet in person. In response, we decided to start online sessions to not only practice virtually, but to deepen the connections between Karuta players around the world.
- Hyakunin Isshu karuta: a set of 100 yomi-fuda (reading cards), featuring an image of the poet as well as the poem, and 100 tori-fuda (playing cards), with only the second part of the poem. ©AFLO Hyakunin Isshu One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each is a collection of 100 short poems, known as tanka.
- Apr 06, 2020 Karuta is a common card in Japan. This game has traditionally been played for hundreds of years in Japan, dating back to some of the most famous Japanese dynasties. It's a good game for children who are too young to understand more.
Currently, we host regular practice sessions at different times on Saturday and Sunday to accommodate players in various timezones. Players join a Zoom call to connect with the group and then break off into breakout rooms to connect with a single player and practice using the free Kyogi Karuta App.
In karuta, one player reads the writing on a card, and the others try to be first to spot the card with the picture that matches. This game has long been enj.
We hope people will take this opportunity to learn and practice the game, make new friends, and have fun. To participate, please download the Kyogi Karuta App (phone or tablet) and join our Facebook group page for links to meetings and more.
Karuta Anime
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/karutaonline
Kyogi Karuta (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/competitive-karuta-online/id1456718334
Kyogi Karuta App (Google Play): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.betacomputing.karuta&hl=en_US
**Physical classes are suspended until further notice**
Karuta & Hyakunin-Isshu
Karuta is a traditional card game that uses the Hyakunin Isshu, 100 designated poems from the Heian era (794-1185 AD), and makes a 1v1 game similar to the card game “Speed.” If you can read Hiragana, you can play, and if you can’t read, we will teach you!
Karuta has been made popular once again from the well-known manga and anime, “Chihayafuru.” We hope that fans of the show and manga will join our class to learn the game, improve their skills or even to meet other fans!
See Karuta in action in the video below!
Class Program
All classes are open to participants regardless of knowledge of Karuta or Japanese.
- 7:00pm: Screen an episode of Chihayafuru
- 7:30pm: Review previously learned poems with mini game
- 8:00pm: Introduce new poems
- 8:30pm: Play a short game with new and old poem
- 9:00pm: Pack up
Things to bring (optional)
- If you have cards please bring them (I suggest labeling the back in sharpie)
- Knee pads recommended (we will have some cushions as well)
- Clothes you can move freely in
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About the Organizer
NYC Karuta is New York's first Karuta club. The club was founded by Henry Aberle and Dorothy Jorgenson on the heels of the first ever Karuta World Tournament in Otsu, Japan, held at the infamous Omi Jingu in November 2018. NYC Karuta had the pleasure of participating at Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Sakura Matsuri for the first time in April 2019.The club is excited to share this unique game with the people of New York and practice to compete in official tournaments in the coming years.
Our mission is to spread poetry and karuta all over the world
Click Here to See the game in action! (Instagram)
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We specialize in making karutas in different languages since 2009.
You can play karuta like Chihayafuru with our Ogoola English Karuta or the Hyakuninisshu English Karuta.
Karuta Vote
Ogoola Karuta is an English version of the game karuta. The rules are based on the ancient Japanese poetry card game called karuta. This karuta uses famous quotations of classical and modern poems written in English. For the first time in history, you can play karuta with English, American, Irish and Scottish poems.
Karuta is over 400 years old in Japan. Today, there are over one million karuta players competing in clubs and the National championship is held every year in January. Due to the manga and anime Chihayafuru, karuta has become known worldwide.
Karuta is about listening and being FAST. You need one person to be the reader and a tleast two players to compete. A reader reads a poem or a poetry quote aloud. The players search and grab the matching playing card being read. Grab the right card first to win!
A free reader app is available in both Android and iOS devices. A reader app can act as the reader if everyone wants to play or you are only two persons. The poetry readings are also on Spotify so you can find the readings in the albums Ogoola Karuta English Classics and Modern on Spotify.
Karuta Armor
In addition to the Ogoola Karuta we offer the Hyakuninisshu English translated Karuta. This karuta is an English translated karuta of the original OguraHyakunin-isshu. Ogura Hyakunin-isshu is the anthology of the one hundred classical Japanese poems (waka) written by one hundred poets which is used in this game.
This is the karuta that Chihayafuru plays with. This karuta features the original Japanese karuta from Shogundo on one side, and the English translations on the other side. The English translation is translated by Clay MacCauley. He follows the the original 575-77 syllables of the Waka form. Therefore you can sing the poems in the original melody and rhythm as sung in the karuta tournaments in Japan.
Experience Japanese culture and the world of poetry through karuta! Fun and laughter is guaranteed!
Click below and listen to the Hyakuninisshu English Translated Karuta, using the original Makurakotoba, Chihayaburu.
http://media2.ogoola.se/2020/06/117.-Ariwara-no-Narihira-Ason-makura-kotoba-song.wav