Kamiarizuki

Designed by Room One. Published by Bloom Playing Cards. Available in two editions.

The Kamiarizuki deck is built around the Japanese myth of Kami-Ari-Zuki — the lunar month when every Shinto god in Japan leaves their shrine and gathers at Izumo for a divine council. The hare, messenger of en (fated connection), guides the story. Every design choice in the deck serves that premise.

Court cards feature full portraits of the Shinto gods in ceremonial garb — Ōkuninushi, Amaterasu, and the rest of the divine council. Each one is woven together by the sacred shimenawa rope, so the courts connect into a continuous panorama when fanned.

Number cards are a transformation deck. The pips slowly evolve into hares as you move through the deck — the messengers heralding the gods' arrival. Strands of fate run across every card and line up edge-to-edge in a fan, ribbon spread, or uncut sheet.

Card backs fuse two motifs: the shimenawa rope (the binding connection of en) and the omamori knot (divine blessing and guidance). Together they form a central Knot of Fate flanked by smaller knots at the corners. Riffle through the deck and the corner knots appear to spin — every shuffle becomes a small ritual.

Two editions, same artwork:

• Suekichi — warm palette. Gold and saffron faces with a deep purple Knot of Fate on the back.
• Kokichi — cool palette. Teal and aqua faces with a gold Knot of Fate on the back.

Dimensions: 3.7" × 2.5" × 1"