Hana no Yama (花の山 or 花乃山, Mountain of Flowers) was one of Nintendo’s budget brands of hanafuda decks.
It features, on a silver background, a bunch of mountains with some cherry blossoms visible near the base of the mountains. It shares the same label design with Tsukimi Yama. Another brand called Sakura no Yama has a label design based on this one.
It was the 17th highest-ranking brand in Nintendo’s hanafuda lineup, behind Hi no De and followed by Miyako no Hana.
By 1958, it became the lowest-priced brand alongside Hakubai, behind Miyako no Hana and Hatsuzakura.
It was known to be used during late 1920’s to the early 1960’s before being discontinued.
¶ Gallery
| Label | Description |
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Text written right-to-left, ‘花’ is written in a cursive form. |
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Label variant, now there are only 2 mountains, a pink and a black one. Text written in a more cursive form; the ‘乃’ looks a bit like a ‘の’. |
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Same as the first version but ‘花’ is no longer written in a cursive form. |
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Same as above but text reads left-to-right. Label from a 1960-1963 deck. |
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Label from 2-deck box. |
¶ Brand Line Up (1958 Price List)
¶ Hanafuda
| Grade | Brand Name | Price in JPY (per pair of decks) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Daitoryo | 500 |
| 2. | Otafuku | 390 |
| 3. | Heian | 350 |
| 4. | Kintengu | 335 |
| 5. | Tancho | 310 |
| 6. | Hatsuzakura, Miyako No Hana |
280 |
| 7. | Hakubai, Hana No Yama |
265 |
¶ Brand Line Up (1930’s Catalog)
¶ Hanafuda
| Grade | Brand Name | Price in JPY (per pair of decks) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Daitoryo | 3.55 |
| 2. | Taisho | 3.45 |
| 3. | Otafuku | 3.30 |
| 4. | Masamune | 3.25 |
| 5. | Shiko jirushi | 3.20 |
| 6. | Ginsekai | 3.05 |
| 7. | Chujo | 2.78 |
| 8. | Asahi Sakura, Kintengu |
2.68 |
| 9. | Marufuku jirushi | 2.63 |
| 10. | Yaezakura, Kikusui, Gintengu |
2.58 |
| 11. | Konishiki jirushi | 2.38 |
| 12. | Kikumaku | 2.33 |
| 13. | Tokiwa | 2.23 |
| 14. | Hatsuzakura | 2.18 |
| 15. | Hyaku-en | 1.87 |
| 16. | Hi No De | 1.77 |
| 17. | Hana No Yama | 1.67 |
| 18. | Miyako No Hana | 1.57 |
¶ Brand Line Up (1928 Catalog)
¶ Hanafuda
| Grade | Brand Name | Price in JPY (per pair of decks) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Daitoryo | 3.50 |
| 2. | Taisho | 3.40 |
| 3. | Otafuku | 3.25 |
| 4. | Masamune | 3.20 |
| 5. | Shiko jirushi | 3.15 |
| 6. | Ginsekai | 3.00 |
| 7. | Chujo | 2.75 |
| 8. | Asahi Sakura, Kintengu |
2.65 |
| 9. | Marufuku jirushi | 2.60 |
| 10. | Yaezakura, Kikusui, Gintengu |
2.55 |
| 11. | Konishiki jirushi | 2.35 |
| 12. | Kikumaku | 2.30 |
| 13. | Tokiwa | 2.20 |
| 14. | Hatsuzakura | 2.15 |
| 15. | Hyaku-en | 1.85 |
| 16. | Hi No De | 1.75 |
| 17. | Hana No Yama | 1.65 |