Omiya Bonsai Village Karuta is now on sale in the museum shop at Omiya Bonsai Art Museum! This card game was created in honor of Omiya Bonsai Village’s 100th anniversary and was made possible through the help of the “Museum Supporters” volunteers. Its aim is to help players have fun learning more about bonsai and Bonsai Village. Won’t you give it a try?

Creation, Details, and Content

   From November 2024 to March 2025, we utilized the museum’s closure period for garden renovations to launch a karuta card project with our Museum Supporters. The theme was “Creating Commemorative Content for the 100th Anniversary,” aimed at educational outreach. For the production, we first selected 46 keywords from hiragana “あ” to “ん” related to Omiya Bonsai Village and bonsai culture. Museum Supporters then created suitable verses for the reading cards and image concepts for the picture cards, followed by the illustration work. The illustrations convey the charm of Omiya Bonsai Village and bonsai itself, featuring a friendly, soft atmosphere while expressing the unique characteristics of each tree species, such as the village’s ambiance and the shapes of bonsai trunks, branches, and leaves. Furthermore, the back of each card includes explanations of the keywords aimed at elementary school students, allowing them to naturally learn about the bonsai village and bonsai while playing. As a traditional Japanese game, this karuta set is enjoyable for a wide range of ages, from children to adults. We hope you will pick it up and enjoy it, and that it will help convey the appeal of Omiya Bonsai Village and bonsai to many people.

*Museum Supporters are volunteer staff at the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum who assist with museum tours, workshops, and other programs.

Sales Information

Start date: October 3rd, 2025

Location: Omiya Bonsai Art Museum Museum Shop

Cost: 2,000 yen (tax included)