Understand Japan · Edition 01
Why the Japanese are the way they are
54 cards · 52 + 2 jokers · in any language
First edition 2026
54 cards, 54 true stories: from the bow and the genkan to konbini, hanko and nemawashi, all the way to the Shinkansen that apologises for leaving 20 seconds early. A welcome gift for everyone heading to Japan – and playable like any deck of cards.
Front and back
Who it is for
- 01
Anyone moving to Japan
For everyone who will work, study or live in Japan: zairyū card, meishi, nomikai, reikin – explained in short true stories.
- 02
Companies doing business with Japan
A gift for staff travelling to Japan or working with Japanese partners – in English, German or Romanian.
- 03
Travellers and Japan fans
Something to talk about before and during the trip: each card is a short true story about Japan.
Four suits, four sides of Japan
♥ Everyday life and food
IRASSHAIMASE · OJIGI · GENKAN · ONSEN · RAMEN · BENTŌ · KONBINI · OMIYAGE · HANAMI · KARAOKE · SHŌGATSU · KAWAII · SADŌ
♠ Rules and order
GOMI · SHINKANSEN · NARABU · DENSHA · HANKO · ZAIRYŪ CARD · KŌBAN · NO TIPPING · GENKIN · JISHIN · MASUKU · -SAN · REIWA
♦ Work and money
MEISHI · NOMIKAI · ZANGYŌ · SARARĪMAN · 1 APRIL · SENPAI · KŪKI O YOMU · KAIZEN · NEMAWASHI · BŌNASU · SHOKUNIN · REIKIN · CHŌJU
♣ History
SAMURAI · EDO · MEIJI · HIROSHIMA · TŌKYŌ 1964 · SHINTŌ · KANJI · MANGA · FUJI · KYŌTO · GEISHA · SUMŌ · KINTSUGI
★ Jokers
OMOTENASHI · IKIGAI
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