The complete 1949 JK 10 Nippon Yakyu Karuta set consists of 48 player and 48 reading cards. HOFer Kaoru Betto is featured on the box lid, with "Nippon Yakyu Karuta" printed in English. The cigar bands holding the cards have never been removed, so most cards should be pristine. There are a total of 22 cards featuring HOFers as well as a card of Canadian born Eiishiro Yoshie. The Hall of Famers are Kaoru Betto (2 diff.), Bozo Wakabyashi (2 diff.), Hiroshi Oshita, Tetsuharu Kawakami, Juzo Sanada, Michio Nishizawa (2 diff.), Michinori Tsubouchi, Shigeru Chiba (2 diff.), Jiro Noguchi, Kazuto Tsuruoka, Takehiko Bessho, Victor Starffin, Makoto Kozuru, Fumio Fujimura, Hideo Fujimoto, Tokuji Iida and Noburo Aota, plus a card of Fujimura and Betto together.
Size: Each card is 2 1/16" x 2 15/16"
Condition: Box - Ex/Mt. Cards - Nr/Mt or better.