The purpose of this study is to examine in various viewpoints the emergence background of the poem card game during the Japanese colonial era through poem card competitions held in many areas. In particular, it suggested the possibility that Japan intentionally distributed the play across the nation that did not draw attention in the existing studies and provided its grounds in various viewpoints. It should not be ignored that the poem card game that appeared during the Japanese colonial era had the aspect to revive shijos under the Japanese rule as claimed by the existing researchers. However, when the times and political situations in those days and the attributes of the poem card game and the general characteristics of the game culture of the times are considered, it could confirmed that there was a big possibility that Japan intentionally distributed the game. The first reason why Japan distributed the game was the insemination of Japanese ideas. In addition, it seemed to distribute the poem card game of a Japanese game in order to revive the impoverished economy and improve the efficiency of labor's work. And, there was an intention to raise our people as loyal citizens of the Japanese empire in the course of playing the Japanese game. The reason why Japan attempted to adapt our people to the frame naturally made by the game that emphasized regulations should not be excluded. The emergence background of the poem card play during the Japanese colonial era might the possibility of the distribution of the game in a subjective position as claimed by the existing researchers but this study could confirmed the high possibility that Japan intentionally distributed the game.

The purpose of this study is to examine in various viewpoints the emergence background of the poem card game during the Japanese colonial era through poem card competitions held in many areas. In particular, it suggested the possibility that Japan intentionally distributed the play across the nation that did not draw attention in the existing studies and provided its grounds in various viewpoints. It should not be ignored that the poem card game that appeared during the Japanese colonial era had the aspect to revive shijos under the Japanese rule as claimed by the existing researchers. However, when the times and political situations in those days and the attributes of the poem card game and the general characteristics of the game culture of the times are considered, it could confirmed that there was a big possibility that Japan intentionally distributed the game. The first reason why Japan distributed the game was the insemination of Japanese ideas. In addition, it seemed to distribute the poem card game of a Japanese game in order to revive the impoverished economy and improve the efficiency of labor's work. And, there was an intention to raise our people as loyal citizens of the Japanese empire in the course of playing the Japanese game. The reason why Japan attempted to adapt our people to the frame naturally made by the game that emphasized regulations should not be excluded. The emergence background of the poem card play during the Japanese colonial era might the possibility of the distribution of the game in a subjective position as claimed by the existing researchers but this study could confirmed the high possibility that Japan intentionally distributed the game.