~Hanami~
Hanami is a collection of 13 tetraptychs plus additional works. Hanami was produced as set of two 54 unique hand-illustrated playing card decks. View Full Series Below or Visit Product Website.
The Hanami Decks and Rulebooks are now available for purchase.
Print rulebooks are now available on Amazon, digital rulebooks on iBook Store, art prints on Redbubble, and decks on IndianWolf Studios. There is also a very limited number of uncut sheets still available from the IndianWolf Studios shop.
Hanami
What inspired Hanami?
Hanami (“flower viewing”) was inspired by the floral motifs and symbolism-rich imagery of traditional Japanese hanafuda. Hanami was designed as 13 tetraptychs, creating a unique floral scene for each month. Hanami was created following the i Nudi: A Tribute to Lovers series as a more traditional reinterpretation of hanafuda (Japanese Flower Cards).
What is Hanafuda?
Hanafuda (known in Korea as 'Hwatu') are floral-themed playing cards that are rich in symbolism and popular in Japan, Korea, and Hawaii. Hanafuda cards have 12 suits. Each suit is represented by a month of the year (e.g. June) and each month is represented by a flower (e.g. Peony).
Hanami (“flower viewing”) was inspired by the floral motifs and symbolism-rich imagery of traditional Japanese hanafuda. Hanami was designed as 13 tetraptychs, creating a unique floral scene for each month. Hanami was created following the i Nudi: A Tribute to Lovers series as a more traditional reinterpretation of hanafuda (Japanese Flower Cards).
What is Hanafuda?
Hanafuda (known in Korea as 'Hwatu') are floral-themed playing cards that are rich in symbolism and popular in Japan, Korea, and Hawaii. Hanafuda cards have 12 suits. Each suit is represented by a month of the year (e.g. June) and each month is represented by a flower (e.g. Peony).
Hanami playing cards.
Hanami was licensed by IndianWolf Studios LLC and was produced as a set of unique hand-illustrated playing card decks. These decks are available in two formats, Hanafuda and Fusion. Hanami was printed by Legends Playing Card Company (LPCC) and features casino-quality Emerald Finish. This is a limited quantity first edition print.
Hanami was licensed by IndianWolf Studios LLC and was produced as a set of unique hand-illustrated playing card decks. These decks are available in two formats, Hanafuda and Fusion. Hanami was printed by Legends Playing Card Company (LPCC) and features casino-quality Emerald Finish. This is a limited quantity first edition print.
What is the Fusion deck?
Since traditional hanafuda cards lack pips and indices, we designed our own hanafuda indices to indicate the flower, month, and type of each card. We combined these indices with traditional hanafuda imagery and standard poker indices to create a multipurpose deck that could be used to play both Eastern and Western games.
Since traditional hanafuda cards lack pips and indices, we designed our own hanafuda indices to indicate the flower, month, and type of each card. We combined these indices with traditional hanafuda imagery and standard poker indices to create a multipurpose deck that could be used to play both Eastern and Western games.
Hanami - Hanafuda Deck
The Hanami hanafuda decks were designed to form a tetraptych for each month.
The Pine
(Matsu)
The Plum
(Ume)
The Cherry
(Sakura)
The Wisteria
(Fuji)
The Iris
(Ayame)
The Peony
(Botan)
The Lespedeza
(Hagi)
The Moon
(Tsuki)
The Chrysanthemum
(Kiku)
Maple
(Momiji)
The Rain
(Ame)
The Paulownia
(Kiri)
Jokers
Card Back & Jokers
Rulebook
The Hanami edition of Hanafuda Games is a 236-page rulebook with 37 games, including popular games such as Koi-Koi, Go-Stop, and Higo-Bana.
Organized into categories by type and difficulty, this step-by-step rulebook includes intuitive scoring examples, visual references, numerous game variants, gameplay samples, and quick reference charts.
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Why was our book created?
Given the popularity, long history, and wide geographical range of hanafuda cards, there have been many games invented over the years. Unfortunately, rules for hanafuda games can be difficult to find and interpret. Our rulebook gathers the rules into a single clearly written source that makes them easily accessible to players.
What does our book contain?
Our rulebook contains an in-depth collection of 31 games. Organized into categories by type and difficulty, this step-by-step rulebook includes intuitive scoring samples, visual references, numerous game variants, gameplay samples, and quick reference charts.
How is our book organized?
Our book is arranged into five Sections: Capture Games, Sequence Games, Luck Games, Fusion Solitaire Games, and Quick Reference Charts. Within these sections the games are organized (and color-coded) by difficulty.
Section I: Capture games are the most popular hanafuda games and a great way to learn the deck. Capture games involve capturing cards from a field and creating special combinations of cards to score points.
Section II: Sequence games involve playing cards from your hand in sequential order with the objective to empty your hand. Sequence games are a great way to learn hanafuda month order. The Fusion deck is well- suited for playing Sequence games.
Section III: Luck games are simple, fast-paced, gambling-oriented games. Many of the games in this section were traditionally played with Kabufuda decks. These games are similar to Blackjack or Baccarat.
Section IV: Fusion Solitaire games are a collection of Western Solitaire games that have been modified for gameplay with a hanafuda deck. These games provide a familiar platform for Western players to become more comfortable with the hanafuda deck. The Fusion deck is well-suited for playing Solitaire games.
Section V: Quick Reference Charts are convenient references intended to aid players with scoring and yaku charts. These charts do not detail the rules for gameplay. Players should familiarize themselves with game before attempting to use the quick reference charts.
View the full list of the games included in the rulebook.
Given the popularity, long history, and wide geographical range of hanafuda cards, there have been many games invented over the years. Unfortunately, rules for hanafuda games can be difficult to find and interpret. Our rulebook gathers the rules into a single clearly written source that makes them easily accessible to players.
What does our book contain?
Our rulebook contains an in-depth collection of 31 games. Organized into categories by type and difficulty, this step-by-step rulebook includes intuitive scoring samples, visual references, numerous game variants, gameplay samples, and quick reference charts.
How is our book organized?
Our book is arranged into five Sections: Capture Games, Sequence Games, Luck Games, Fusion Solitaire Games, and Quick Reference Charts. Within these sections the games are organized (and color-coded) by difficulty.
Section I: Capture games are the most popular hanafuda games and a great way to learn the deck. Capture games involve capturing cards from a field and creating special combinations of cards to score points.
Section II: Sequence games involve playing cards from your hand in sequential order with the objective to empty your hand. Sequence games are a great way to learn hanafuda month order. The Fusion deck is well- suited for playing Sequence games.
Section III: Luck games are simple, fast-paced, gambling-oriented games. Many of the games in this section were traditionally played with Kabufuda decks. These games are similar to Blackjack or Baccarat.
Section IV: Fusion Solitaire games are a collection of Western Solitaire games that have been modified for gameplay with a hanafuda deck. These games provide a familiar platform for Western players to become more comfortable with the hanafuda deck. The Fusion deck is well-suited for playing Solitaire games.
Section V: Quick Reference Charts are convenient references intended to aid players with scoring and yaku charts. These charts do not detail the rules for gameplay. Players should familiarize themselves with game before attempting to use the quick reference charts.
View the full list of the games included in the rulebook.
Hanami - Fusion Deck
The Hanami Fusion decks are designed to combine the standard poker indices and hanafuda images into a multipurpose deck that can be used to play Eastern and Western games.
Hanami hanafuda indices were designed to indicate the flower, month, and type of each card. These helpful indices make the Fusion deck a great way to learn & teach hanafuda.
Hanami hanafuda indices were designed to indicate the flower, month, and type of each card. These helpful indices make the Fusion deck a great way to learn & teach hanafuda.
Hanami
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Final Product Images
To learn more about how you can obtain a limited copy of Hanami or the Rulebook, visit IndianWolfStudios Hanami.
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