Co-op Kyushu's Fun Game Study - "Karuta", a card game for learning about food hygiene
2020.06.16
Co-op Kyushu Business Federation, "Co-op Kyusyu", is a federation of eight consumer co-ops in Kyushu and Okinawa. Co-op Kyusyu works to enhance the quality control of products from "production to consumption". As part of this activity, Co-op Kyushu has created a card game called "karuta". While people from the children to the elderly enjoy playing this card game, they can also learn about food hygiene management, which can be performed through the process from food purchase to cooking, eating, disposing, and storage.
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Co-op Kyushu's "Karuta" which is made to learn about food hygiene, is created based on more than 200 ideas and knowledge from co-op members. The co-op members' ideas and knowledge regarding food hygiene and quality control are written in the letter card in words and drawn as pictures in the picture cards. By using Co-op Kyushu's Karuta, people can learn about these ideas and knowledge while playing the card game. The pictures above are examples of the Karuta cards.
Co-op Kyushu's Katura cards written in Japanese can be downloaded for free from the following site and are available to everyone.