Limited to 100 Sets · Made in Kyoto

恋恋 Hanafuda

Hanafuda cards made with Oishi Tengu-Do in Kyoto. We added one card you won't find anywhere else, and laid it all in a paulownia box.

恋恋 Hanafuda — the paulownia box with the female tengu card Playing 恋恋 Hanafuda
Kyoto × Yamagata · Japan
The Card

One card, found in no other deck.

The female tengu, painted by Japanese artist Kiji-Maru, joins Oishi Tengu-Do's Kin-Tengu deck. It was drawn for this set alone.

The female tengu card, painted by Kiji-Maru
恋恋 brushwork and the 恋合わせ seal on the paulownia box
Why 恋恋

It began with us falling for the game.

You call out koi-koi — "come on, come on" — to keep the round going. We wrote it with 恋, the character for love, and named the set 恋恋. So pour the tea, deal the cards, and talk about your crushes.

恋
koi — the love you fall into: a crush, a longing for someone. Japanese keeps it apart from 愛 (ai), the deep and lasting kind.
Three Things To Know
  • Limited to 100 sets. Made in a single run, and never again.
  • How to play. Koi-koi rules in English and Japanese — see the guide.
  • Ready to give. Set in a Japanese paulownia box, stamped with a playful seal — 恋合わせ, "matching hearts." The grain and tone vary from box to box; we hope you enjoy the difference.
At Play
Playing 恋恋 Hanafuda in an old Japanese house Playing 恋恋 Hanafuda in an old Japanese house Playing 恋恋 Hanafuda in an old Japanese house Playing 恋恋 Hanafuda in an old Japanese house

Played in a kominka, an old Japanese house.