Chiyozakura (千代桜, Thousand-year Sakura) is Nintendo’s budget brand of hanafuda decks intended to be sold in convenience stores in Japan.
Quality and price-wise, it is exactly the same as Miyako No Hana, just with a different label and packaging.
The brand was introduced around 1994, the year when Nintendo made some efforts to promote hanafuda to new generation of players by introducing a self-contained instruction leaflet for beginners called “Modern Koi-koi”, and radically changing the design of their plastic boxes from a cover-type to a snap-type.
The brand may have been quietly discontinued, as currently they are no longer sold in convenience stores in Japan. Hanafuda decks carrying this brand were manufactured as late as 2019.
¶ Gallery
| Label | Description |
|---|---|
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Black carton box |
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Red blister pack |
¶ Brand Line Up (1990’s to Present)
¶ Hanafuda
| Grade | Brand Name | Price in JPY (per pair of decks) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Daitoryo | 2000 + consumption tax |
| 2. | Tengu | 1500 + consumption tax |
| 3. | Miyako No Hana, Chiyozakura |
1000 + consumption tax |