Azuma Tengu (東天狗, Eastern Tengu) was one of Nintendo’s middle-class brands of hanafuda decks.
It usually features a silver background, and a portrait of a red-skinned Tengu with a large, pointed nose and a long, white beard. It is depicted holding a magical feather fan called hauchiwa (羽団扇).
It is one of 6 Nintendo brands to feature a Tengu in the label, the others being Tengu, Kintengu, Ohtengu, Gintengu, and Daitengu.
Brand names aside, this brand shares similar traits with Gintengu and Daitengu, as all 3 brands feature a silver background and feature similar Tengu illustrations.
It was known to be used during the mid 1960’s. Due to its similarity to the label design of Tengu, it can be seen as a replacement for an earlier brand, Gintengu, which was discontinued possibly due to trademark conflicts with Oishi Tengudo.
The brand was briefly revived in 1999, for unknown reasons.
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“Standard Azuma Tengu”. Used during mid 1970’s. It has a similar Tengu illustration to the Tengu label, but the Tengu has a nostril and the feathers of the fan are rounded. |
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“Golden Azuma Tengu”. Released in 1999. Has a gold background, and the clothes are purple instead of green. |
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Used in two-deck carton boxes. |