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Hanafuda Hanafuda (Japanese Card Game) Hanafuda or Hanakaruta ( karuta , from the Portuguese word carta ) is a gamblingcard game. It is also called Sakura or Cherry Blossom . Hanafuda was out-lawed in the Edo Era and was recovered in the Meiji Era. It is played with a 48 card deck, divided into twelve card suits corresponding to the twelve months of the year. Each suit is shown by a different flower or plant. Each flower is representative of a calendar month around the time it comes into bloom and depict the yearly cycle using Japanese imagery. The ume, or plum, is the first fruit tree to bloom as the winter retreats. Soon after, the the cherry (sakura) trees bloom and parties of admirers gather in the fragrant orchards, with curtains hung from the flowering boughs. Next, the wisteria vines (fuji) put out bunches of flowers. As the weather remains warm, the iris (shoubou or ayame) blossom around the ponds. Shortly after that, the peony (botan) bloom, drawing pe ....