Bridges Prints (400)
Japanese woodblock prints featuring bridges as architectural and compositional subjects. From the famous Nihonbashi bridge of Edo to rustic countryside crossings, bridges serve as symbols of connection and as dramatic focal points in landscape compositions.
Artists Known for Bridges

The Great Bridge at Senju

Mitate of a Daimyo procession by women crossing Ryogoku Bridge

Haze on a Clear Day at Stone Bridge (From the series Eight Elegant Views of Chanted Accompanimnets for Kabuki Plays)
early 1810s
color woodblock print

Monkey Bridge in snow

View of the Bridge at Senju in Bushü Province

View of the Monkey Bridge
1824
Woodblock print (surimono), ink and color on paper

Twilight Moon at the Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku no yoizuki), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)"
c. 1831
Color woodblock print; oban

Moon over Ryogoku Bridge in Summer (Natsu Ryogoku no tsuki), from the series "Famous Places in Edo in the Four Seasons (Shiki Koto meisho)"
c. 1832/34
Color woodblock print; chutanzaku

Rain at Nihonbashi Bridge (Nihonbashi no hakuu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban

Famous Views of Modern Tokyo: Azuma Bridge
Meiji era, c. 1880s–1890s
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Distant View of the Bridge over the Ina River at Nojiri

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Watanabe no Tsuna and Segawa Kikunojō V as the Female Demon, in “Modori Bridge” (Modoribashi)
1833
Color woodblock print; surimono

Famous Views of Tokyo: Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge
Meiji era, c. 1880s–1890s
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

No. 39, Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannen-bashi), from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Edo
江戸名所道化尽 三十九 深川万年橋
1860
Color woodblock print (nishiki-e)

View from Azuma Bridge, from the series "Ten Precincts of Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinruzan jikkei)"
c. 1783
Color woodblock print; koban

View of Tamae-bashi Bridge, from One Hundred Views of Naniwa (Naniwa Hyakkei)
玉江橋景(浪花百景)
1860-1861
Color woodblock print

Sumida River seen from Azuma Bridge (Azumabashi yori Sumida wo miru no zu), from a group of Western-style landscapes
c. 1800/05
Color woodblock print; aiban

Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjo (Kyo, Sanjo Ohashi zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
c. 1837/42
Color woodblock print; chuban

Bridge and Night Rain
c. 1920
Woodblock print (sansui-e); ink and color on paper

Young Man and Women on Tokiwa Bridge
early 1790s
color woodblock print

People enjoying fireworks from boats at Ryogoku Bridge
19th century

Finely-Dressed Woman Crossing Nihonbashi Bridge
c. 1783
Color woodblock print; hashira-e

Rain at Azuma Bridge below Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan shita Azuma Bashi uchu bo), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
c. 1835/38
Color woodblock print; chu-tanzaku

English Watching Descending Geese at Yoshida Bridge
吉田橋之落雁・英吉利人
1861
Color woodblock print (nishiki-e), oban

Forty-Eight Famous Views of Tokyo: Evening View of Nihonbashi Bridge
東京名所四十八景 日本はし夕けしき
c. 1871
Color woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

"Ho": Yatsuhashi Bridge in Mikawa Province, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
c. 1772/73
Color woodblock print; koban

Eight-Plank Bridge (parody of "Tales of Ise")
c. 1767
Color woodblock print; chuban

Saruhasi Bridge in Kai Province

VIEW OF NIHON BRIDGE IN YEDO

Stone Bridge over the Aji River, Osaka
1838
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki on the Tokaido (Tokaido Okazaki Yahagi no hashi), from the series “Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)”
c. 1833/34
Color woodblock print; oban

A View of Mount Fuji and Travellers by a Bridge
ca. 1835
color woodblock print

Fishing beneath a Bridge
c. 1800
Color woodblock print; naga-oban

Stone Bridge
c. 1801/02
Color woodblock print; aiban

Mount Tenpo at the Mouth of the Aji River in Settsu Province (Sesshu Ajikawaguchi Tenpozan), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)"
c. 1833/34
Color woodblock print; oban

Viewing Sunset over Ryōgoku Bridge from the Ommaya Embankment (Ommayagashi yori Ryōgoku-bashi no sekiyō o miru), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
c. 1831
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Yatsuhashi, Eight-Platform Bridge

Night View at Eitai Bridge
ca. 1840-1842

Festival float of Tsutsui Jomyo fighting Ichirai Hoshi on the Uji Bridge
1820
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

Ancient View of the Eight-planked Bridge in Mikawa Province (Mikawa no Yatsuhashi no kozu), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)"
c. 1833/34
Color woodblock print; oban

Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo
1830–33
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Bustling Activity at Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo (Edo Nihonbashi hanei no zu)
Festival (Women in Boat by Bridge)
Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "oban" diptych(?); ink and color on paper

Cooling off at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogokubashi noryo), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Koto meisho)"
c. 1839/42
Color woodblock print; oban

Killing One Thousand People at Gojo Bridge (Gojo no hashi sennin kiri), from the series "Scenes from the Life of Yoshitsune (Ushiwaka zue)"
c. 1849/52
Color woodblock print; uchiwa-e

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
1857
color woodblock print

Tsukudajima from Eitai Bridge, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo
1858
color woodblock print

Autumn Leaves and the Togetsu Bridge at Arashiyama in Kyoto
ca. 1840-1842

The Suspension Bridge on the Border of Hida and Etchū Provinces (Hietsu no sakai tsuribashi)
ca. 1834
Diptych: Festival (Women in Boat by Bridge)
Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "oban" diptych(?); ink and color on paper

A Bridge in a Snowy Landscape, from the series "A Collection of Japanese and Chinese Poems for Recitation (Wakan roeishu)"
c. 1842/43
Color woodblock print; oban

The Hanging-cloud Bridge at Mount Gyōdō near Ashikaga (Ashikaga Gyōdō Kumo no kakehashi)
ca. 1834

Long Bridge at Seta (Seta no nagahashi), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"
1852
Color woodblock print; uchiwa-e

Beneath Mannen Bridge in Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita) from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
c. 1830/33
Color woodblock print; oban

An Ancient Picture of the Boat Bridge at Sano in Kozuke Province from the series Curious Views of Famous Bridges in the Provinces
early 1830s
color woodblock print

Kintai Bridge in Suō Province (Suō no kuni Kintaibashi)
ca. 1834

Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge (Okazaki, Yahagi no hashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
c. 1837/42
Color woodblock print; chuban

Nihon Bridge seen in the Snow (Nihonbashi setchu no kei), from the series "Famous Views in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
1837/38
Color woodblock print; chu-tanzaku

Sanjo Bridge (Sanjo Ohashi), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Miyako meisho)"
c. 1849/50
Color woodblock print; uchiwa-e

Nihon Bridge to Edo Bridge (Nihonbashi Edobashi), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)"
1853
Color woodblock print; oban
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Frequently Asked Questions
Japanese woodblock prints featuring bridges as architectural and compositional subjects. From the famous Nihonbashi bridge of Edo to rustic countryside crossings, bridges serve as symbols of connection and as dramatic focal points in landscape compositions.
Utagawa Hiroshige, Katsushika Hokusai, and Inoue Yasuji are among the artists most associated with bridges in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.
Hanga currently catalogues 400 prints tagged with bridges, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.



