JAPAN ALMANACPlay Koi-Koi

08 / Late summer

August

Moon, geese, and susuki make the bridge toward autumn.

Launch Note

The full August almanac essay is not published yet. This page is live so the calendar foundation has stable URLs, verified Hanafuda month data, and exact Koi-Koi card art from the approved deck.

Susuki grass in the Hanafuda deck

芒 / susuki. Hanafuda uses four cards per month; these are the current August cards imported from the Koi-Koi source deck.

August Hanafuda card: Susuki grass, Full moon, Bright
Full moonBright
August Hanafuda card: Susuki grass, Geese, Animal/Object
GeeseAnimal/Object
August Hanafuda card: Susuki grass, Susuki chaff, Chaff
Susuki chaffChaff
August Hanafuda card: Susuki grass, Susuki chaff, Chaff
Susuki chaffChaff

Sources

  1. Try Playing Hanafuda!, Nintendo Museum. Accessed 2026-09-01. Used for the 48-card, 12-month Hanafuda structure and Nintendo Museum workshop context.
  2. Cultural Reference - Hanafuda & the Twelve Months, Koi-Koi repository. Accessed 2026-09-01. Internal topic map only; not treated as external factual authority.