Omuta City Miike Karuta (Japanese Card Game) Memorial Hall

大牟田市立三池カルタ・歴史資料館

Omuta City Miike Karuta Memorial Hall was built to commemorate the birthplace of Karuta (a Japanese card game) and is Japan’s only municipal museum dedicated specifically to Karuta. It is said that Karuta was first invented in Miike at around the end of the 16th century, having been influenced by the Portuguese. The museum holds over 9,000 rare and valuable Karuta items and exhibits, such as the “Ogura Hyakunin Isshu” (which is the most famous traditional anthology of recognized poets on cards), “Iroha Karuta” used during the Meiji and Taisho Eras (1868 - 1926), and “Tensho Karuta”, an imitation of a Portugese card game. The museum also offers an introduction through images to Karuta and playing cards.

About the Hall: Area - 819 square meters (about 8,816 square feet); common area - 742.1 square meters (about 7,990 square feet)
Accessibility: Priority parking for persons with disabilities; wheelchair-accessible bathrooms; wheelchair rental; wheelchair ramp; elevator; textured paving blocks for the visually impaired; guide dogs permitted
*Discounts available for persons with disabilities.

Address (Japanese)	836-0861　福岡県大牟田市宝坂町2-2-3
Address	2-2-3 Takarazaka Town, Omuta City, Fukuoka
Telephone Number	0944-53-8780（大牟田市立三池カルタ・歴史資料館）
Contact	Service Manager: Director Egashira
Fax Number	0944-53-8780
Open	9:30am - 5pm
Closed	Every Monday; last Thursday of every month (The next day in case of National Holiday); New Year’s Holidays (December 29 - January 3)
Price	Adults - 310 Yen; Students - 100 Yen
Car Park	35 vehicles (combined usage with city library)
Access	By train - A 10 minute walk from JR Omuta Station By bus - Get off at Nishitetsu “Keisatsusho/Karuta Eki” bus stop By car - 25 minutes from Nankan Interchange off the Kyushu Expressway
Website	http://三池カルタ・歴史.com/