If you're heading to the public bath at Tokyo Plaza Harajuku Harakado in Japan next week, then you might get a little ...

Founder Fusajiro Yamauchi starts manufacturing Japanese playing cards called "hanafuda" in Kyoto. Western-style cards follow years later. 1962: Listed on the Osaka and Kyoto stock exchanges.

The Kosugiya public bath in Harajuku Harakado will sell Super Mario hanafuda cards as part of its new hanafuda event.

The museum building was renovated from the company’s Uji Ogura plant, where it produced “hanafuda” (Japanese playing cards) and repaired game consoles. In honor of the company’s origin as ...