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Osakana Carta

Reproduced fish playing cards
(for 47 phonetic sounds + 'finish')

More than 60 years ago (1937), this suite of fish playing cards was publishd.

It is called 'Iroha'-carta, that each pair of cards represents 47 (50) Japanese phonetic sounds.
Consisting of picture- and reading-cards, and one final/finish, totally 100.
This item was designed and presented to a limited customers of the fish market of Tokyo.
Now, a reproduction version is available.

Osakana Carta (box)

Box (お魚かるた)

Pair of cards - 'Su' (ス - す)

Shi

Pair of cards - 'Shi' (シ - し)

Osakana Carta - Reprint Version (1999)
Price: Yen 2,200
Package: Box (16 x 11 x 3 cm), 100 cards (size: 7.5 x 5.3 cm, picture: 48, reading: 48, other: 4), Brochure (16 p.)
Supplier: [Okuno Carta-ten

] (Production: Nintendo)
Online gallery: ([15 picture cards

] - Tsukiji Market)
Amazon Japan: ([Available])

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Updated on: 2007.03.08
Created on: 2003.03.22