Hyakunin Isshu
(play the card game of the one hundred famous poems)

There are one hundred waka poem cards based on Ogura Hyakunin-isshu, a famous poetry anthology selected by Fujiwarano Teika in the Heian period.We play this old card game in New Year's Holidays with family.
It is Heian period about 1,100 years ago.

Waka (poetry)

Inishie no Nara no miyako no Yae-zakura

Kyo kokonoe ni Nioi nuru kana

in English

The double cherry blossoms are smelling sweet in bloom today in the imperial Court in Kyoto(Heian) as well as long ago in the ancient capital in Nara.

Nara was ancient capital 1300 years ago. There is "Celebrating the 1300th anniversary of Nara Heijo-kyo Capital in 2010" this year.

Yae-zakura in NaraMy uncle lives in Nara. He sent me pictures yesterday.