# 95 Nanuji Falls at Oji

This oban woodblock print by Kishio Koizumi depicts Nanushi Falls at Oji, numbered 95 in what appears to be a larger series documenting Tokyo landmarks. The Oji neighborhood in northern Tokyo was famous for its waterfalls, most notably the Oji Falls that attracted visitors during the Edo period and were depicted by both Hiroshige and Hokusai. Koizumi revisits this historic subject during the Showa era, when urbanization had altered the surroundings but the falls themselves endured. The cascading water provides dynamic vertical movement within the composition, while surrounding rocks and vegetation frame the scene with natural stability. Koizumi's rendering bridges historical printmaking tradition and modern topographical observation, showing a Tokyo landmark that connects the contemporary city to its pre-modern landscape.