A personal review of “UKIYOE TAROT” (U.S. Games Systems, Inc.). If you like this kind of oriental tarot, I’ve also introduced another Japanese deck called “Wa Tarot”, please have a look at that page too if you like.
Its Designs
Major arcana. The back of the cards is beautiful too, golden autumn leaves painted on the dark red background.
Minor Arcana.
Overview/Features
The author is Koji Furuta. Deck size is 63mm x 113mm in actual size, easy to handle.
Personal Impressions
What I like
I’m always searching for Japanese tarot decks, in that sense I’m satisfied with this deck. I often giggle by looking at each card design, because the Japanese traditional motif is so well matched with traditional western perspective of the world of tarot.
I like the back design, too. The quality of this deck itself is very good, smooth and very slippery.
What I don’t like
It could have been much more interesting deck if the design of minor arcanas had more variations.
Wrap Up
Personally, I hope Japanese-tasted tarot to be released more and more in the future. I uploaded a video on YouTube, too, so have a look if you like!
