Here we have collected various resources to help you learn, study, and practice competitive karuta.
Social Media
| Discord: Competitive Karuta Club https://discord.gg/VUNuWbUSAM |
| Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Karuta/ |
| Facebook: Online Karuta Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/karutaonline |
| Kawase Meijin’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/karutaclub |
| Karuta Club Discord (run by Kawase Meijin in Japanese): https://discord.gg/QwRJdFkC |
Websites
| Japanese site for practicing karuta https://www.karuta.org/ |
| One way to memorize Kimari-ji https://www.excd.jp/fuda/kimariji.html |
| Low-cost way to make your own Karuta cards at home https://meguriaikai.wordpress.com/2015/08/03/como-fazer-seu-proprio-baralho/ |
| Mostly Japanese content about various aspects of karuta https://karutaclub.com/ |
| Rules on how to play competitive Karuta (English) http://karuta.game.coocan.jp/detailedrule-e.html |
| More visual guide for remembering the Kimari-ji and corresponding Torifuda created by a member of Phillipines Karuta group How_I_Remember_The_Cards_CHA.pdf |
| Translation and commentary of Hyakunin Isshu https://100poets.com/index/ |
| karutaSRS: Spaced repitition kimari-ji memorization https://karutasrs.com/ |
Apps
| Hyakunin Isshu – Wasuramoti わすらもち (Android only) |
| 競技かるた/ Competitive Karuta Online |
| 百首読み上げ (Japanese app, basic card reading) |
| Karuta Chant (IOS and Android) |
Books
| 小学生おもしろ学習シリーズ まんが 百人一首大辞典 (Japanese book, has a lot of information about the poems, poets, and information about how to memorize the poems to play Karuta as well) |
| ちはやふる勉強ノート Study notes by the mangaka of Chihayafuru, Yuki Suetsugu. She wrote these notes while researching for the manga. Includes many illustrations of the poems as well as notes about the poem meanings, history, etc. |
Miscellaneous
Whack A Waka
English version of the Hyakunin Isshu karuta cards.
Yomi-kata Karuta (読み方かるた)
Cards designed specifically for readers to learn the rhythm of reading the poems for kyogi karuta.