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Famous Places (Meisho-e) Prints (306)

Prints in the meisho-e ('famous places pictures') tradition — the classical Japanese practice of depicting renowned scenic, historical, or cultural sites organized as visual itineraries.

Artists Known for Famous Places (Meisho-e)

Sunshine after Snow at the Kannon Temple, Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon no yukibare), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei) by Kawase Hasui

Sunshine after Snow at the Kannon Temple, Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon no yukibare), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei)

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Senzoku Pond (Senzoku-ike), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei) by Kawase Hasui

Senzoku Pond (Senzoku-ike), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei)

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Twenty Views of Tokyo: Kikyo Gate at Chiyoda Castle (Tokyo Nijukkei: Kikyômon) by Kawase Hasui

Twenty Views of Tokyo: Kikyo Gate at Chiyoda Castle (Tokyo Nijukkei: Kikyômon)

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Zojo Temple Shiba, from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo by Kawase Hasui

Zojo Temple Shiba, from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo

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Twenty Views of Tokyo: Snow at Tsukijima (Tokyo Nijukkei: Tsukushima no yuki) by Kawase Hasui

Twenty Views of Tokyo: Snow at Tsukijima (Tokyo Nijukkei: Tsukushima no yuki)

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The Grounds of the Kanda Myôjin Shrine (Kanda Myôjin keidai), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei) by Kawase Hasui

The Grounds of the Kanda Myôjin Shrine (Kanda Myôjin keidai), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei)

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Twenty Views of Tokyo: Clearing After a Snowfall at the Asakusa Kannon Temple (Tokyo Nijukkei: Asakusa Kannon no yukibare) by Kawase Hasui

Twenty Views of Tokyo: Clearing After a Snowfall at the Asakusa Kannon Temple (Tokyo Nijukkei: Asakusa Kannon no yukibare)

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Collection of scenic views of Japan, eastern Japan edition: Hachinohe-Same (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen: Hachinohe-Same) by Kawase Hasui

Collection of scenic views of Japan, eastern Japan edition: Hachinohe-Same (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen: Hachinohe-Same)

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Twenty Views of Tokyo: Shiba Zojo Temple (Tokyo Nijukkei: Shiba Zojoji) by Kawase Hasui

Twenty Views of Tokyo: Shiba Zojo Temple (Tokyo Nijukkei: Shiba Zojoji)

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Saishô Temple in Hirosaki (Hirosaki, Saishô-in), from the series Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fûkei shû higashi Nihon hen), Shôwa period, dated 1936 by Kawase Hasui

Saishô Temple in Hirosaki (Hirosaki, Saishô-in), from the series Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fûkei shû higashi Nihon hen), Shôwa period, dated 1936

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Collection of scenic views of Japan, eastern Japan edition: Snow at Godaido Temple in Matsushima (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen: Matsushima Godaido no yuki) by Kawase Hasui

Collection of scenic views of Japan, eastern Japan edition: Snow at Godaido Temple in Matsushima (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen: Matsushima Godaido no yuki)

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Twenty Views of Tokyo: Ochanomizu (Tokyo Nijukkei: Ochanomizu) by Kawase Hasui

Twenty Views of Tokyo: Ochanomizu (Tokyo Nijukkei: Ochanomizu)

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Twenty Views of Tokyo: Snow at Tsukijima (Tokyo Nijukkei: Tsukijima no yuki) by Kawase Hasui

Twenty Views of Tokyo: Snow at Tsukijima (Tokyo Nijukkei: Tsukijima no yuki)

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Shinobazu Pond in Rain (Shinobazu no ike no ame), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei) by Kawase Hasui

Shinobazu Pond in Rain (Shinobazu no ike no ame), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei)

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Ichinokura at Ikegami, Evening (Ikegami Ichinokura [sekiyo]), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei) by Kawase Hasui

Ichinokura at Ikegami, Evening (Ikegami Ichinokura [sekiyo]), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei)

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Senzoku Pond, from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo by Kawase Hasui

Senzoku Pond, from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo

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Twenty Views of Tokyo: Shiba Zojo Temple (Tokyo Nijukkei: Shiba Zojoji) by Kawase Hasui

Twenty Views of Tokyo: Shiba Zojo Temple (Tokyo Nijukkei: Shiba Zojoji)

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Collection of scenic views of Japan, eastern Japan edition: Morning at Tsuta Marsh (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen: Tsutanuma no asa) by Kawase Hasui

Collection of scenic views of Japan, eastern Japan edition: Morning at Tsuta Marsh (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen: Tsutanuma no asa)

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Aoba Castle, Sendai (Sendai Aobajō), from the series Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fūkei shu higashi Nihon hen) by Kawase Hasui

Aoba Castle, Sendai (Sendai Aobajō), from the series Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fūkei shu higashi Nihon hen)

1933

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Evening Rain at a Lakeside Tearoom, from the series "Collection of Views of the Moto-Hakone Minami Mountain Villa (Moto-Hakone Minami sanso fukei shu)" by Kawase Hasui

Evening Rain at a Lakeside Tearoom, from the series "Collection of Views of the Moto-Hakone Minami Mountain Villa (Moto-Hakone Minami sanso fukei shu)"

1935

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Ochanomizu, from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei) by Kawase Hasui

Ochanomizu, from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei)

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Nigatsu Hall in Nara (Nara Nigatsudo), from the series “Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)" by Kawase Hasui

Nigatsu Hall in Nara (Nara Nigatsudo), from the series “Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"

1934

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Zaimoku Isalnd, Matsushima, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition" (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen, Matsushima Zaimokuto) by Kawase Hasui

Zaimoku Isalnd, Matsushima, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition" (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen, Matsushima Zaimokuto)

May 1933

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Onuma Park, Hokkaido, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition" (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen, Hokkaido Onuma koen) by Kawase Hasui

Onuma Park, Hokkaido, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition" (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen, Hokkaido Onuma koen)

March 1934

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Sakurada Gate of the Imperial Palace (Sakurada mon), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei) by Kawase Hasui

Sakurada Gate of the Imperial Palace (Sakurada mon), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei)

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Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai edition: Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen: Kyoto Kiyomizudera) by Kawase Hasui

Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai edition: Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen: Kyoto Kiyomizudera)

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Morning on the Daikon Wharf (Daikon-gashi no asa), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei) by Kawase Hasui

Morning on the Daikon Wharf (Daikon-gashi no asa), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei)

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Moon on the Arakawa River in Akabane (Arakawa no tsuki [Akabane]), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei) by Kawase Hasui

Moon on the Arakawa River in Akabane (Arakawa no tsuki [Akabane]), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei)

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Watching a Nô Play (Onô haiken no zu), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

Watching a Nô Play (Onô haiken no zu), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

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Okazaki, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô by Kawanabe Kyosai

Okazaki, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô

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"Tenpôzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpôzan kodomo sumô shôran), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô" by Kawanabe Kyosai

"Tenpôzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpôzan kodomo sumô shôran), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô"

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Snipe Marsh (Shigi tatsu sawa), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

Snipe Marsh (Shigi tatsu sawa), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

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"Tenpôzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpôzan kodomo sumô shôran), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô" by Kawanabe Kyosai

"Tenpôzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpôzan kodomo sumô shôran), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô"

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Okitsu, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô by Kawanabe Kyosai

Okitsu, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô

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"Tenpôzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpôzan kodomo sumô shôran), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô" by Kawanabe Kyosai

"Tenpôzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpôzan kodomo sumô shôran), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô"

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Old Picture of the Rashômon Gate (Rashômon no ko zu), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho tsuzuki by Kawanabe Kyosai

Old Picture of the Rashômon Gate (Rashômon no ko zu), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho tsuzuki

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Tsukishimadera Temple in Hyôgo (Hyôgo Tsukishimadera), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

Tsukishimadera Temple in Hyôgo (Hyôgo Tsukishimadera), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

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Tsuchiyama: The Suzuka Mountains and Sakanoshita (Tsuchiyama, Suzukayama Sakanoshita), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô by Kawanabe Kyosai

Tsuchiyama: The Suzuka Mountains and Sakanoshita (Tsuchiyama, Suzukayama Sakanoshita), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô

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The Snake Pine at Tago Bay (Tago no ura hebimatsu), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

The Snake Pine at Tago Bay (Tago no ura hebimatsu), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

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Kyoto: The Palace Wall and the Jômeimon Gate (Kyô, Tsuiji Jômeimon), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

Kyoto: The Palace Wall and the Jômeimon Gate (Kyô, Tsuiji Jômeimon), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

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Okitsu, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô by Kawanabe Kyosai

Okitsu, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô

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Gontazaka, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

Gontazaka, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

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Nanko, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

Nanko, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

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Umesawa, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

Umesawa, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

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Kageishi in the Mountains of Hakone (Hakone sanchû Kageishi), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

Kageishi in the Mountains of Hakone (Hakone sanchû Kageishi), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

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Okazaki, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô by Kawanabe Kyosai

Okazaki, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô

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Mount Hiei (Hieizan), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

Mount Hiei (Hieizan), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

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Old Picture of the Rashômon Gate (Rashômon no ko zu), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho tsuzuki by Kawanabe Kyosai

Old Picture of the Rashômon Gate (Rashômon no ko zu), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho tsuzuki

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Hunting Boar in the Mountains of Hakone (Hakone sanchû inoshishigari), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

Hunting Boar in the Mountains of Hakone (Hakone sanchû inoshishigari), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

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Gontazaka, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

Gontazaka, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

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"Tenpôzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpôzan kodomo sumô shôran), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô" by Kawanabe Kyosai

"Tenpôzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpôzan kodomo sumô shôran), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô"

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Snipe Marsh (Shigi tatsu sawa), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

Snipe Marsh (Shigi tatsu sawa), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

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Cattle Sheds at Takanawa (Takanawa ushigoya), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô by Kawanabe Kyosai

Cattle Sheds at Takanawa (Takanawa ushigoya), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô

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"Tenpôzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpôzan kodomo sumô shôran), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô" by Kawanabe Kyosai

"Tenpôzan in Osaka: Viewing Children's Sumo (Naniwa Tenpôzan kodomo sumô shôran), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô"

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Kageishi in the Mountains of Hakone (Hakone sanchû Kageishi), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

Kageishi in the Mountains of Hakone (Hakone sanchû Kageishi), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

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Okitsu, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô by Kawanabe Kyosai

Okitsu, from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô

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Images of the Fifteen Ashikaga Shoguns at the Tôji-in in Kyoto (Kyôto Tôji-in, Ashikaga jûgodai mokuzô no zu), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road, aka Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

Images of the Fifteen Ashikaga Shoguns at the Tôji-in in Kyoto (Kyôto Tôji-in, Ashikaga jûgodai mokuzô no zu), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road, aka Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

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Mirage at Kuwana (Kuwana shinkirô), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

Mirage at Kuwana (Kuwana shinkirô), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

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Hunting Boar in the Mountains of Hakone (Hakone sanchû inoshishigari), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

Hunting Boar in the Mountains of Hakone (Hakone sanchû inoshishigari), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

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Nachi Waterfall (Nachi no taki), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi by Kawanabe Kyosai

Nachi Waterfall (Nachi no taki), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

Woodblock print

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Prints in the meisho-e ('famous places pictures') tradition — the classical Japanese practice of depicting renowned scenic, historical, or cultural sites organized as visual itineraries.

Utagawa Hiroshige, Kawase Hasui, and Kawanabe Kyosai are among the artists most associated with famous places (meisho-e) in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 306 prints tagged with famous places (meisho-e), spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.