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Journeys with Hokusai and Hiroshige

Follow the famous places that people of Edo longed to see through great series of ukiyo-e prints.

Utagawa Hiroshige / Utagawa Hiroshige II · 119 prints
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Utagawa Hiroshige's final series, depicting famous places in Edo on vertical large-format color woodblock prints. 118 designs were issued between 1856 and 1858 (Ansei 3-5); together with one design added by Hiroshige II after his master's death, this site presents all 119.
Katsushika Hokusai · 46 prints
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
A series of landscape prints on the theme of Mount Fuji, which Katsushika Hokusai produced after the age of 70. It shows Fuji from many places together with the seasons, weather, and daily life of the people, and consists of 46 designs in all: the 36 views plus 10 additional ones.
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Keisai Eisen / Utagawa Hiroshige · 71 prints
The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido
A series covering the 69 post stations of the Nakasendo (Kisokaido), the road from Nihonbashi in Edo to Kyoto, plus the starting point at Nihonbashi, for 70 designs in all, with one alternate design for Nakatsugawa. It was begun around 1835-38 (Tenpo 6-9) by Keisai Eisen and completed by Utagawa Hiroshige.
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Utagawa Hiroshige · 69 prints
Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces
A series of 69 designs in which Utagawa Hiroshige, late in life, chose one famous place from each of Japan's 68 provinces plus Edo. Published between 1853 and 1856 (Kaei 6-Ansei 3), it captures landscapes from across the country in vertical compositions with bold designs.
Utagawa Hiroshige · 55 prints
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Hoeido edition)
A series of 55 designs by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting the 53 post stations of the Tokaido, plus the starting point at Nihonbashi and the end point at Kyoto. Published around 1833-34 (Tenpo 4-5), it made Hiroshige a popular landscape print artist.

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Masterpieces of the 47 prefectures

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Journeys with Hokusai and Hiroshige

One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido

Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces

The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Hoeido edition)

Go and meet the real thing in a museum

View of Amanohashidate

Autumn and Winter Landscapes

Pine Forest

The Annunciation

Folding Screen of Nagoya Castle in Hizen Province

Cooling Off

The Sekiya and Miotsukushi Chapters of The Tale of Genji

Mater dolorosa

Masterpieces of the 47 prefectures

Sister sites from the same company

Ikimono Kokuho

Matsuri Biyori

J-TRIP Portal