Vintage Japanese Game Card Joan Of Arc Karuta by VintageFromJapan

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Karuta is the most popular among the many kinds of card games in Japan. It is played mostly on New Year's Day, but there are also national conventions for playing karuta. Each card has a poem, or portion thereof, written on it with a total of 100 poems in the game.

On this card you can see Joan of Arc. The other card says " the girl who fought for her country".

http://www.etsy.com/listing/97670866/vintage-japanese-game-card-joan-of-arc

Shinzi Katoh Memo Pad - Rabbit Driving A Car

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This is a cute Japanese memo pad by Shinzi Katoh who is famous illustrator in Japan designing zakka also. There are cute rabbit and car in forest. So kawaii!!

There are 4 different patterns, 1 sheet of stickers and about 80 sheets in total.

about 15cm x 10.5cm

http://www.from-japan-with-love.com/shinzi-katoh-memo-pad--rabbit-driving-a-c...