Ogura Hyakunin Isshu and Kyōgi Karuta

Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (小倉百人一首^?) is a classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka (or Tanka) by one hundred poets. Hyakunin isshu can be translated to "one hundred people, one poem [each]"; it can also refer to the card game of uta-garuta, which uses a deck composed of cards based on the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.

It was compiled by Fujiwara no Teika while he lived in the Ogura district of Kyoto, Japan.^[1]

Teika's anthology is the basis for the card game of karuta, which has been popular since the Edo period.^[12]
Many forms of playing game with Hyakunin Isshu exist in Japan.

Main article: Uta-garuta

  
Competitive karuta (競技かるた Kyōgi karuta^?) is an official Japanese card game that uses a deck of uta-garuta cards to play karuta, within the format and rules set by the All Japan Karuta Association.

Ogura Hyakunin Isshu is the poetry anthology printed on the cards.

Competitive karuta has been around the start of the 19th century, but the rules used vary in different regions. At the beginning of the 20th century the different rules were unified by a newly formed Tokyo Karuta Association, and the first competitive karuta tournament was held. The rules have been slightly modified since then.