Chujo (中将, Lieutenant General) was one of Nintendo’s middle-class brands of hanafuda, kabufuda, mekurifuda, and other karuta decks.
It depicts a portrait of a Japanese Lieutenant General, though his identity is unknown.
It was the 7th highest-ranking brand in Nintendo’s hanafuda lineup, behind Ginsekai and followed by both Asahi Sakura and Kintengu.
As a regional karuta brand, it shared the same price point with Kinryu, and ranks above Eiyu.
The brand was possibly used until the early 1940’s before it was discontinued. The brand has become quite rare, but not as rare as the thematically-related brand, Taisho.
¶ Gallery
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From an early Showa era Nintendo poster. |
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“Derpy Chujo”. Appears in the 2019 Nintendo Company Guide. |
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“Whiteface Chujo”. Label from the box of an existing hanafuda deck. |
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“Shoulder Pad Chujo”. Label from the wrappers of existing shirofuda decks. Illustration looks different from the other labels. |
¶ Brand Line Up (1930’s Catalog)
¶ Hanafuda
- Daitoryo
- Taisho
- Otafuku
- Masamune
- Shiko jirushi
- Ginsekai
- Chujo
- Asahi Sakura, Kintengu
- Marufuku jirushi
- Yaezakura, Kikusui, Gintengu
- Konishiki jirushi
- Kikumaku
- Tokiwa
- Hatsuzakura
- Hyaku-en
- Hi No De
- Hana No Yama
- Miyako No Hana