Keywords: Obake Karuta 1-01.jpg Card from the Japanese game obake karuta monster cards c early 19th century Each card features a monster from Japanese mythology and a character from the hiragana syllabary From http //www columbia edu/cu/ealac/dkc/calendar/godzilla/godzilla_exhibition_2 html here The creature depicted on this card is the ghost Okiku from the kabuki play Bancho sarayashiki 井戸から出るお菊; Ido kara deru Okiku lit Okiku that comes from a well The hiragana character is い read as i PD-Art Obake karuta Bancho Sarayashiki Artworks missing infobox template |