つる舞う形の群馬県
Tsuru mau katachi no Gunma-ken.
Gunma Prefecture, shaped like a crane in flight.
Jōmō Karuta cultural line
This is the つ card of Gunma's Jōmō Karuta. Gunma Prefecture explains that the postwar cards were created to give children hope and pride in their home region, and official prefectural material displays this exact line with the map-like crane image.
Why today: October 28 is Gunma Citizens' Day. The prefecture's 2026 page confirms the date and its purpose of learning local history and deepening attachment to the region.
Language note: つる (tsuru) is a crane; 舞う (まう / mau) is to dance or wheel through the air; 形 (かたち / katachi) is shape; 群馬県 (ぐんまけん / Gunma-ken) is Gunma Prefecture.
A local card can turn geography into a shared picture that generations remember.
Practice:
地図を見ると、群馬県は鶴のように見える。
Chizu o miru to, Gunma-ken wa tsuru no yō ni mieru.
On the map, Gunma Prefecture looks like a crane.
Sources:
Gunma Prefecture — 2026 Gunma Citizens' Day: https://www.pref.gunma.jp/page/704980.html
Gunma Prefecture — Jōmō Karuta: https://www.pref.gunma.jp/page/3793.html
Gunma Prefecture — official page displaying the つ card: https://www.pref.gunma.jp/site/gunmakouhou/15410.html
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