Karuta Hajime at Yasaka Shrine 2011 八坂神社 かるた始め式

Welcome Chihayafuru fans! Held every Jan. 3 at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, Japan, Karuta Hajime is the year's first karuta card game. Dressed in colorful Heian-Period kimono, Karuta players from the Nihon Karuta-in Hon-in organization in Kyoto play on Yasaka Shrine's Noh stage for about an hour from 1 pm. Photos: http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=816

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[Kon3ko]

Thumbs up if you came here because of Chihayafuru!

[Mavz0r]

@SpaceClown404 Doesn't matter as long as you get the correct card. Hell, if you want, you can smash 6 cards out of the way, as long as the right one is in the ones you blew away. Or so I've been taught by Chihayafuru, hehe.

[Reem89jp]

@Kon3ko Hai hai haiii :D

[T3F13]

@Kon3ko hahahahahaha

[chinesemimi]

@Mavz0r like if you smashed the whole board =.=

[SirLancelotized]

Game begins at 7:31

[1980Mils]

The Japanese have an enviably rich culture.

[allyad1]

They're really elegant.

[deathonater5]

damn they r all like clowns with only white makeup

and yes chihayafuru brought me here

[barneypwnedyou]

I think that the reader of the cards in chihayafuru is far more better than the one in this video. It just hurts my ears with that squeaky voice. I think no one smashes the cards like Chihaya does almost everyone plays like the queen.

[XLMKIU123]

esto se trata de rapidez i memorizar



[kanburiaki]

@SYKGC Because this is just a ceremony not a real match of competitive karuta.