True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Below Dokanyama Hill
by Inoue Yasuji
Description
The area below Dokanyama Hill — named for the medieval warlord Ota Dokan — lay in the transitional zone between the high city (yamanote) and the low city (shitamachi), where the terrain of old Edo's hills gave way to the flatlands. Yasuji depicts this topographically interesting district with attention to the way the land itself shaped urban development, the slope providing both drama and a natural boundary between different social worlds. The hill and its surroundings were beginning to change character in the Meiji period as new institutions and residents moved into the area.
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Frequently Asked Questions
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Below Dokanyama Hill was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Below Dokanyama Hill depicts urban scenes and landscapes, set at Tokyo.