A print depicting sightseeing in Asakusa Park — the great popular entertainment district of Tokyo centered on the Sensoji temple complex, where theaters, market stalls, game booths, and restaurants created an urban pleasure landscape unlike anything in the more refined areas of the city. Asakusa was the democratic entertainment heart of Meiji Tokyo, accessible to all social classes and offering the full range of popular amusements from circus performances to sumo wrestling to the latest Western-influenced novelties. Chikanobu's documentation of the district captures its characteristic festive energy.
Meiji period, dated October 10, 1896
Woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Sightseeing in Asakusa Park was created by Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延).
Sightseeing in Asakusa Park depicts urban scenes and temples & shrines, set at Asakusa.