Sacralizing the Playful Secular: The Deity of <i>Karuta</i>-Gambling at the Nose Kannon Hall in Sannohe, Aomori
In a faraway apple orchard in Sannohe, a small town in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture, a <i>zushi</i> miniature wooden shrine at the Nose Kannon Hall caught the media’s attention with its unique adornment—the <i>karuta</i> playing cards with European-inspired abstract designs in b...
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MDPI AG
2024-02-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/13/1/27 |