page_title: Uta-garuta
hierarchical_section_title: Uta-garuta
caption_attribution_description: English: Group of women in traditional dress playing Uta garuta.
context_page_description: Uta-garuta are a kind of karuta, Japanese traditional playing cards. A set of uta-garuta contains 100 cards, with a waka poem written on each. Uta-garuta is also the name of the game in which the deck is used. The standard collection of poems used is the Hyakunin Isshu, chosen by poet Fujiwara no Teika in the Heian period, which is often also used as the name of the game. The game is played mostly on Japanese New Year holidays.
context_section_description: Uta-garuta (歌ガルタ, lit. "Poetry Karuta") are a kind of karuta, Japanese traditional playing cards. A set of uta-garuta contains 100 cards, with a waka poem written on each. Uta-garuta is also the name of the game in which the deck is used. The standard collection of poems used is the Hyakunin Isshu, chosen by poet Fujiwara no Teika in the Heian period, which is often also used as the name of the game. The game is played mostly on Japanese New Year holidays.
caption: Uta garuta being played by women in traditional dress
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