Hanafuda type. 1 deck. No redeal.
Arrange all twelve suits in order.
When the hand is dealt there are two rows of six cards face down with six more face up on top. You can play a card on another card if it's in the same suit and in decending rank order. The third and fourth rank cards are interchangable for all suits except Rain. Plum 4 on Plum 3 is ok. Plum 3 on Plum 4 is ok. Gaji can only be played on Rain 3.
Hint: try to keep a row open to the canvas.
This game and documentation has been written by T. Kirk and is part of the official PySol distribution.