Hyakunin Isshu Competitive Karuta Game
※Reader: Noriko Makifuji
Battling someone online
- You can play against other players online if any are available.
- Up to 4 players can compete in real time.
- If you touch the wrong card (false start), you cannot take any action for 3 seconds.
- You can automatically join a game in progress until the 3rd card is read (early stages).
No one waiting right now
Battling a Robot
- You can battle a robot at any time.
※ Easy mode does not count toward the ranking
Playing with friends
- Enter an agreed-upon "passphrase" to battle your friends.
- Passphrases can be Japanese (hiragana, katakana, kanji), alphanumeric, or a combination.
Notice
Ranking
- Log in with a Google account and win in "Battle Someone (Online Battle)" or "Battle a Robot (Robot Battle)" (Normal or Hard) to have your wins reflected in real time on Wins Leaderboard. The ranking resets daily at midnight (Japan Time).
- When you log in, we retrieve your Google account's display name, email address, and profile picture URL. This information is used solely for ranking display purposes and will not be provided to third parties except as required by law. Please see the Privacy Policy for details.
- If you log in, a "Delete Data" button will appear next to the "Log Out" button. Pressing the "Delete Data" button will delete the data registered in the ranking. However, please note that once deleted, it cannot be restored.
- You can enjoy the game without logging in, but in that case your wins will not be recorded in the ranking.
- A title badge is displayed next to your name based on the number of wins. Click "🎖 Title List" below to see the details of each title badge.
🏆 Log in with Google
to have Wins Leaderboard in real time on the ranking!
※ "Battle Someone" and Robot Battle (Normal/Hard) are eligible for the ranking.
🎖 Title List
| Cumulative Wins | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1+ | Scholar 文章生 |
A student at the Imperial Academy. |
| 3+ | Gifted Scholar 文章得業生 |
An outstanding student. |
| 5+ | Junior Secretary 少内記 |
A bureaucrat who handled imperial edicts. |
| 10+ | Professor 文章博士 |
A professor at the Imperial Academy. |
| 20+ | Chief Secretary 蔵人頭 |
The Emperor's secretary. |
| 40+ | Senior Official 左中弁 |
An elite bureaucrat. |
| 70+ | Councillor 参議 |
Joining the ranks of the court nobles. |
| 120+ | Middle Counselor 中納言 |
A senior official of the imperial court. |
| 200+ | Major Counselor 大納言 |
A pillar of the imperial court. |
| 300+ | Minister of the Right 右大臣 |
A top executive of the imperial court. |
| 400+ | Exiled Governor 大宰権帥 |
Demoted to a distant post. |
| 500+ | Vengeful Spirit 怨霊 |
Lightning strikes the Seiryōden. |
| 700+ | Minister of the Left 左大臣 |
Bestowed posthumously. |
| 1000+ | Grand Minister 太政大臣 |
Bestowed posthumously. |
| 1500+ | God of Learning 天神様 |
Deity of learning. |
※ Wins for Online Battle and Robot Battle (Normal/Hard) are counted separately.
※ The titles are modeled after Sugawara no Michizane.
You: ...
Connecting...
Memorize the card positions!
3:00
Game starts when the timer ends