Kabufuda (株札（かぶふだ）) are Japanese playing cards used for gambling games such as Oicho-Kabu mainly used in the Kansai region. Like the related hanafuda (lit. 'flower cards'), kabufuda is a descendant of mekuri karuta, which ultimately descends from 16th-century Portuguese playing cards.
Kabufuda (株札（かぶふだ）) are Japanese playing cards used for gambling games such as Oicho-Kabu mainly used in the Kansai region. Like the related hanafuda (lit. 'flower cards'), kabufuda is a descendant of mekuri karuta, which ultimately descends from 16th-century Portuguese playing cards.
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