Understand Japan · Edition 01
Why the Japanese are the way they are
54 cards · 52 + 2 jokers · in any language
First edition 2026
54 cards, 54 true stories: from the bow and the genkan to konbini, hanko and nemawashi, all the way to the Shinkansen that apologises for leaving 20 seconds early. A welcome gift for everyone heading to Japan – and playable like any deck of cards.
Front and back
Who it is for
- 01
Anyone moving to Japan
For everyone who will work, study or live in Japan: zairyū card, meishi, nomikai, reikin – explained in short true stories.
- 02
Companies doing business with Japan
A gift for staff travelling to Japan or working with Japanese partners – in English, German or Romanian.
- 03
Travellers and Japan fans
Something to talk about before and during the trip: each card is a short true story about Japan.
Four suits, four sides of Japan
♥ Everyday life and food
IRASSHAIMASE · OJIGI · GENKAN · ONSEN · RAMEN · BENTŌ · KONBINI · OMIYAGE · HANAMI · KARAOKE
All cards
Exclusive license · price on request
Game: Understand Japan
- The whole game is yours alone: every card, in Romanian, English and German.
- You get the print-ready files: cards, back and box.
- You print with your own printer, as many as you like.
- Once licensed, the game is taken. Nobody else gets it.