Ukiyoe Edo-Life

Discover story behind the 36 Views of Mt. Fuji woodprint series, The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai. It is not just a huge wave and Mt Fuji, the boat caught in the wave have a reason.

The top three geisha idol celebrities in Edo: Tomimoto Toyohina, Takashima Ohisa, and Naniwaya Kita. See how Kitagawa Utamaro, the master of female beauty has illustrated them so differently.

At dusk in summer, a woman is absorbed in reading a letter. This chic lady is actually an advertisement model for Mitsui Echigoya, one of the top kimono fabric stores in Edo.

With its splendid branches and white plum blossoms, this famous painting is known for captivating Van Gogh. Discover why people were able to tell this was a specific tree at Kameido Umeyashiki.

Mornings begin early for fishmongers and vegetable peddlers at Nihonbashi Bridge, and here is a reason, they are not going to bow to the lord's procession.