Iroha-garuta is the most traditional karuta, each of which starts with one of the 47 characters of the old Japanese alphabet. Forty-seven Japanese proverbs are written on cards for reading and the 47 characters and pictures are written on cards for taking.
This alphabet is also a poem which consists of 47 different letters.
いろはにほへと ちりぬるを
わかよたれそ つねならむ
うゐのおくやま けふこえて
あさきゆめみし ゑひもせす
i-ro-ha-ni-ho-he-to chi-ri-nu-ru-wo
wa-ka-yo-ta-re-so tsu-ne-na-ra-mu
u-wi-no-o-ku-ya-ma ke-fu-ko-e-te
a-sa-ki-yu-me-mi-shi we-hi-mo-se-su
This poem have several possible meanings. One of them is as follows.
The petals fall after blooming.
Everything changes in this world.
I got over a steep mountain in my life today.
I don't want to dream an empty dream when being sober.
Iroha-garuta cards for taking
Karuta / Gilgongo
Iroha-garuta cards for reading and taking
(c) .foto project
Kyogi Karuta
Karuta Practice / JoshBerglund19
Karuta Practice / JoshBerglund19
Ogura Hyakunin-isshu karuta
(1) cards made in the Edo Period(1603-1868)
in the late Edo period
the poem of Empress Jito (持統天皇, 645-702)
春すぎて 夏来にけらし 白妙の
衣ほすてふ 天の香具山
Only the upper poem is written on cards made in the Edo Period.
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| in the late 17th century Empress Jito |
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| in the mid Edo period Empress Jito |
(2) cards made in the Meiji Period(1868-1912)
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| Empress Jito |
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| Empress Jito |
(3) cards made in the Taisho Period(1912-1926)
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| Empress Jito |
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| Empress Jito |
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| Empress Jito |
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| Empress Jito |
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