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02 / Late winter

February

Plum and warbler mark the first signs before spring opens.

Launch Note

The full February almanac essay is not published yet. This page is live so the calendar foundation has stable URLs, verified Hanafuda month data, and exact Koi-Koi card art from the approved deck.

Plum blossom in the Hanafuda deck

梅 / ume. Hanafuda uses four cards per month; these are the current February cards imported from the Koi-Koi source deck.

February Hanafuda card: Plum blossom, Bush warbler, Animal/Object
Bush warblerAnimal/Object
February Hanafuda card: Plum blossom, Poetry ribbon, Ribbon
Poetry ribbonRibbon
February Hanafuda card: Plum blossom, Plum chaff, Chaff
Plum chaffChaff
February Hanafuda card: Plum blossom, Plum chaff, Chaff
Plum chaffChaff

Sources

  1. Try Playing Hanafuda!, Nintendo Museum. Accessed 2026-09-01. Used for the 48-card, 12-month Hanafuda structure and Nintendo Museum workshop context.
  2. Cultural Reference - Hanafuda & the Twelve Months, Koi-Koi repository. Accessed 2026-09-01. Internal topic map only; not treated as external factual authority.