
National Sep 4, 2013
'Karuta' card store still going strong 90 years on
Nobuo Okuno, 82, has been selling traditional "karuta" playing cards at a store that has been operating in Tokyo's Kanda-Jimbocho district for more than 90 years. "Playing karuta, you have to use your eyes, ears and brain, so you can enhance concentration," Okuno said. "It ...