Public Club Practice Times

Now that we have everything we need. The Spokane Karuta Society will start holding practices at the Spokane Valley Library (12004 E. Main Avenue,Spokane Valley, WA 99206) on Mondays and Thursdays from 6-8 pm. Practices are open to everybody. We encourage anyone to stop by, whether you're just interested in seeing what a karuta match looks like or if you wanna be a member of the team.

*First practice is on September 9'th (since September 2'nd is Labor Day).

We hope to see you there!

Public Club Practice In the Future

We should be getting our first authentic karuta deck here soon. Once we get the deck we'll post scheduled times for our club to practice. Of course since our practices are public, everyone should stop on by. Even if it's just to see what karuta is like or if you're interested in joining! Will give more detailed info on the practices in a couple days. :D

P.S.-We're always recruiting. Email me at losewine1@yahoo.com if interested!

Updated Useful References

Just updated the "Useful References" page with a new link to a PDF. This link covers the most intricate step step instructions on how to play a match of competitive karuta. It also covers other aspects of karuta such as player etiquette.

Fundraiser for the Spokane Karuta Society!

Everyone please go check out this page. We’re trying to earn enough money to compete at the first ever national tournament in North America. It would be great if you could support us. Even a dollar would be greatly appreciated!

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fundraiser-for-the-spokane-karuta-society/x/4391140?show_todos=true

Other Karuta Clubs Around the Country

If anyone who's reading this is interested in playing karuta or joining a karuta club check out these cool clubs located around the country:

http://sfmurasamekaieng.wordpress.com/ A very cool karuta club located in San Francisco,California area.

http://lansingkarutaclub.blogspot.com/ A recently founded karuta club located in Michigan.

https://sites.google.com/site/bostonnakamaro/home A karuta club that's been around for a few years. Located up in Boston.

http://www.karuta.ca/ The oldest karuta club in North America.

North American Karuta Tournament

I just found out that the first ever North America Karuta Tournament will take place October 12'th - 14'th in Washington D.C.. This is a pretty big deal. History is being made! Hopefully this is a sign of growth for the popularity of karuta in North America. The Spokane Karuta Society will take the next couple of months to train as hard as we can to do our best at nationals! Also, I hope we can can get the funds!

Spokane Karuta Society Shirt Design!

Here's the design we're thinking for the official team shirt:

Pretty snazzy eh?

First Post

The site is up and running! Hope everyone enjoys the site!!