01 / New Year

January

Pine, crane, and the auspicious beginning of the Hanafuda year.

Launch Note

The full January 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.

Pine in the Hanafuda deck

松 / matsu. Hanafuda uses four cards per month; these are the current January cards imported from the Koi-Koi source deck.

January Hanafuda card: Pine, Crane and sun, Bright — **Crane and sun**Bright

January Hanafuda card: Pine, Poetry ribbon, Ribbon — **Poetry ribbon**Ribbon

January Hanafuda card: Pine, Pine chaff, Chaff — **Pine chaff**Chaff

Sources

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