Proceeding to the 2nd floor through the café in the 3rd Exhibition Hall, you will find the workshop, with a row of hanafuda (Japanese playing cards) lined up at the entrance. A total of 48 hanafuda cards depict the seasonal flowers, birds, winds, and months of the 12 months. Visitors first select their favorite month at the reception desk, and four cards each depict a scene from one of the four seasons in Japan: plum blossoms and Japanese bush warblers in February, cherry blossoms in full bloom in March, silver grass and a full moon in August, and so on.
People can choose according to the current season or according to their own birth month or month of memories. The month of December in particular has the name [Nintendo] on it, so that is also popular. All the designs were so beautiful that it took me a long time to choose one. After much hesitation, I decided to make hanafuda with beautiful autumn leaves and deer for October and cool phoenixes and paulownia flowers for December!
After selecting the hanafuda to be created, move to the work table lined with colorful inks and brushes. The colorful and bright space makes us excited. Everyone starts making the cards at once. Staff members are nearby, so if you have any questions about how to make a card, you can ask them right away.
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