To coincide with the release of Shenmue in Japan, and during the following few years, a number of Shenmue-themed telephone cards were produced. While the cards can be used as normal phone cards for making calls, for the Shenmue fan they make a great collectible item.
This blog post briefly covers their history in Japan, and looks at the variety of Shenmue-themed designs that were produced.
Read the article here:
http://www.phantomriverstone.com/2017/0 ... enmue.html