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The Hyakunin Isshu Competitive Karuta Chihayafuru Ogurayama Cup was established in 2020 to introduce fans to the joys of watching the game. The fourth tournament kicks off in February 2023 in Kyoto’s Arashiyama. (© Suetsugu Yuki/Kodansha)
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Ōmi-jingū is a shrine dedicated to Emperor Tenji, one of Japanese history’s greatest reformers and poets. As a result, it has also become known as the “karuta shrine” and hosts popular competitive karuta tournaments. (© Jiji)
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Ōmi-jingū offers visitors the chance to “become the karuta poets” with costumed photography sessions. (© Jiji)
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High school teacher Yamazoe Yuri took her third straight championship at the 2023 Ogura Hyakunin isshu Competitive Karuta Queen finals, held at Ōmi-jingū on January 7. (© Kyodō)
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Three Chihayafuru movies were produced from 2016 to 2018. Actress Hirose Suzu played the heroine. Here, Hirose appears at a March 6, 2018, preview event for Chihayafuru: Musubi. (© Jiji)
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The number of people overseas who have embraced competitive karuta due to Chihayafuru is increasing. Pictured is New Zealand native Linton Rathgen, who visited Higashihama Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 17, 2011, to demonstrate karuta for children affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. (© Jiji)
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