Ukiyo-e

UKIYO-E: Edo’s Leading Media, Loved Worldwide

EDITORIALS

Tokyo , Nagano

Visual & Performing Arts

Misaka Pass

SPOTS

Yamanashi

Scenic Views & Townscapes

Gardens & Nature

Wooden signpost for scenic spots on a mountain pass, surrounded by bare trees in late autumn or winter.

Obuse: Hokusai’s Legacy

SPOTS

Nagano

Scenic Views & Townscapes

Visual & Performing Arts

Two ornate, large Japanese festival floats (dashi or yatai) with detailed carvings and painted roofs, displayed in a modern wooden museum room.

Japan Ukiyo-e Museum

SPOTS

Nagano

Visual & Performing Arts

A close-up of various ukiyo-e-style art objects, including framed prints of a snow scene and Mount Fuji, and traditional folding fans (uchiwa) featuring a crow, flowers, and sumo wrestlers.

Arimatsu-Narumi Tie-Dyeing Museum

SPOTS

Aichi

Craft Making & Workshops

Visual & Performing Arts

The preserved Edo period townscape of Arimatsu, lined with traditional wooden buildings and black tiled roofs.

Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum

SPOTS

Tokyo

Visual & Performing Arts

The monumental Edo-Tokyo Museum building at dusk, viewed head-on from the plaza below, illuminated from underneath.