Joka (waka [Japanese poem] which is read first) set by All-Japan Karuta Association is, generally, 'in Naniwa-zu (Naniwa Port) this flower has bloomed; after the winter sleep, this flower has bloomed enjoying the coming of spring.'
尚、全日本かるた協会が定める競技の最初に読まれる歌（序歌）は一般には「難波津に咲くやこの花冬ごもり今を春べと咲くやこの花」である。