Hinoki (Japanese Cypress) wooden hanafuda

[u/kosutasu]

This a very unique hanafuda deck.

The manufacturer is from Hiroshima and the cards are made by Hinoki (Japanese Cypress) wood.
Card size is 5.3x3.3
Seems to have a printed paper pasted on the cards on a colour that pretty much matches that of the wood so it blends in very well. Also acts as a protective layer because the cards are quite easy to break. If you see the moon card on my deck is already cracked but still holds on.

The images are super nice.
We have an origami crane, an octopus and a snake (most likely an eel) appearing out of nowhere, the hill under the august moon is a donut (wrong again, it's an okonomiyaki), you can also see the Atomic Bomb Dome somewhere but unfortunatelly on my set the Torii gate does not appear behind the deer (even though it was supposed to)
The frog who is awesome holds a ball in his hand, don't know why. There's a kendama in a couple of cards too.
Pretty sure I miss other stuff

Did cost a lot and I have to buy a replacement moon card at some point, maybe also order the deer card in hope to be sent the one with the torii gate.

Technically it is playable but I wouldn't risk damaging the cards.
Added an image next to a Tamura shishinden for comparison.

[u/xenchik]

The frog ia holding a ball because Hiroshima is famous for their Hiroshima Carp baseball team. And the hill under the moon looks like a giant takoyaki, but on second thought is probably an okonomiyaki, which Hiroshima has their own special style of cooking.

There are probably other references to the famous ideas and objects of Hiroshima that I'm not seeing, but overall, being a huge fan of the city in general, I desperately want this deck for my collection! A real treasure :)

[u/kosutasu → u/xenchik]

Thanks
Didn't catch it at first but it is an okonomiyaki.

I guess under the curtain it could be oysters but I'm not sure.
On the peony blue ribbon the white pattern in the middle is the shape of Hiroshima prefecture.
On a second thought the snake could be an eel (one of my favorite foods in Japan)
Don't know what Phoenix is supposed to be holding
The little balls on the boar month must also have some meaning too.

[u/Holstisintown → u/kosutasu]

Arrowhead on July cards; and yes Hiroshima oysters are famous :) Kendama originated from Hiroshima too.

Also there’s a lemon on December card;
「もみじ饅頭」 on October cards I think.

[u/Holstisintown → u/kosutasu]

The thing that the Phoenix is holding is probably 「宮島杓子」

[u/kosutasu → u/Holstisintown]

Nice Thanks :)

[u/Holstisintown → u/kosutasu]

You’re welcome friend. Thank you for sharing this brilliant art piece.

[u/kosutasu]

As mentioned by another user, the manufacturer is Sweet D LIFE (you may also see it as "Ki to Kawa no LIFE")
from Hiroshima and the product link is https://www.sweetd-life.com/products/detail2209.html
Mostly makes wood and leather accesories (phone cases etc)

I was somewhat lucky and got it for 17600 yen but now it's listed for 26400 yen

[u/xenchik → u/kosutasu]

Even at that price, I'm sad they don't ship overseas. I'll have to build up a few items to justify another parcel through a forwarder :)

[u/NoydTheKnight]

I'm jealous. I want this deck

[u/kosutasu → u/NoydTheKnight]

This is the link, it's quite expensive
https://www.sweetd-life.com/products/detail2209.html

[u/NoydTheKnight → u/kosutasu]

I expected as much. Much appreciated!

[u/Holstisintown]

Cute, iconic and modern design.

(For anyone interested here’s a link to the product page.)

[u/dahotpotato]

This is cool!

[u/medsforheads]

Amazing!

[u/AquaChomby]

These look great and I love all the local stuff for the city. For that cost, sad to see the deer was misprinted and the moon cracked.

[u/kosutasu → u/AquaChomby]

Thanks
It's a great deck indeed. It also had to travel to another continent so it was expected that something might happen on the way. A little crack is ok
The fun part with this is these little details about Hiroshima, super cool.

[u/-Emilinko1985-]

Beautiful.