Urban Scenes Prints (193)

City streets, buildings, and town views in Japanese woodblock prints. Urban scenes document Japan's evolving cityscapes — from Edo-period merchant quarters to Taisho-era modernization, capturing daily life, architecture, and atmosphere.

Artists Known for Urban Scenes

East Gate, Seoul (Dongdaemun) by Elizabeth Keith

East Gate, Seoul (Dongdaemun)

1921

Color woodblock print

Manila Market by Elizabeth Keith

Manila Market

c. 1927

Color woodblock print

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Market Place, Peking

c. 1922

Color woodblock print

Peking Street Scene by Elizabeth Keith

Peking Street Scene

c. 1922

Color woodblock print

Singapore Street by Elizabeth Keith

Singapore Street

c. 1927

Color woodblock print

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South Gate, Seoul (Namdaemun)

c. 1920

Color woodblock print

Street Scene by Fritz Capelari

Street Scene

c. 1916

Color woodblock print

Woman in Green Kimono by Fritz Capelari

Woman in Green Kimono

1915

Color woodblock print

Hot Springs Inn at Narugo by Hashiguchi Goyo

Hot Springs Inn at Narugo

鳴子温泉

1918

Color woodblock print

Woman from Hot Spring Inn by Hashiguchi Goyo

Woman from Hot Spring Inn

温泉宿の女

1920

Color woodblock print

Woman in Striped Kimono by Hashiguchi Goyo

Woman in Striped Kimono

縞の着物の女

1920

Color woodblock print

[Garden of] Taj Mahal, No. 1 (Taji Maharu no niwa, dai ichi) by Hiroshi Yoshida

[Garden of] Taj Mahal, No. 1 (Taji Maharu no niwa, dai ichi)

Taji Maharu no niwa, dai ichi

1931

Color woodblock print; oban

A Little Restaurant [at Night] (Ryoriya no yoru) by Hiroshi Yoshida

A Little Restaurant [at Night] (Ryoriya no yoru)

Ryoriya no yoru

1933

Color woodblock print; oban

A Market in Mukden by Hiroshi Yoshida

A Market in Mukden

1937

Color woodblock print

Dipping for Goldfish, Tokyo, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Dipping for Goldfish, Tokyo, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo"

1928

Color woodblock print on silk

Evening in Nara, from the series "Kansai District" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Evening in Nara, from the series "Kansai District"

1933

Color woodblock print

Fujiyama from Okitsu by Hiroshi Yoshida

Fujiyama from Okitsu

1928

Color woodblock print

Ghat in Benares (Benaresu no gatto) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Ghat in Benares (Benaresu no gatto)

Benaresu no gatto

1931

Color woodblock print; oban

Gion Shrine Gate by Hiroshi Yoshida

Gion Shrine Gate

1935

Color woodblock print

Hirosaki Castle, from the series "Eight Views of Cherry Blossoms" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Hirosaki Castle, from the series "Eight Views of Cherry Blossoms"

1935

Color woodblock print

Kameido Bridge (Kameido), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Kameido Bridge (Kameido), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"

Kameido

1927

Color woodblock print

Kameido Bridge, Tokyo by Hiroshi Yoshida

Kameido Bridge, Tokyo

1927

Color woodblock print

Sailing Boats: Night (Hansen, yoru), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Sailing Boats: Night (Hansen, yoru), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"

Hansen, yoru

1926

Color woodblock print

Snow in Nakazato (Nakazato no yuki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai no uchi)" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Snow in Nakazato (Nakazato no yuki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai no uchi)"

Nakazato no yuki

1928

Color woodblock print; double oban

Soshu (Suzhou) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Soshu (Suzhou)

Woodblock print

The Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku) by Hiroshi Yoshida

The Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku)

Kinkaku

1933

Color woodblock print

The Sumida River in Mist (Sumidagawa, kiri), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" by Hiroshi Yoshida

The Sumida River in Mist (Sumidagawa, kiri), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"

Sumidagawa, kiri

1926

Color woodblock print; oban

The Taj Mahal Gardens at Night, from the series "India and Southeast Asia" by Hiroshi Yoshida

The Taj Mahal Gardens at Night, from the series "India and Southeast Asia"

1931

Color woodblock print

The Village of Yoshida (Yoshida mura), from the series "Ten Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji jukkei)" by Hiroshi Yoshida

The Village of Yoshida (Yoshida mura), from the series "Ten Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji jukkei)"

Yoshida mura

1926

Color woodblock print

Udaipur Castle (Udaipuru no shiro) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Udaipur Castle (Udaipuru no shiro)

Udaipuru no shiro

1931

Color woodblock print; oban

Yomei Gate by Hiroshi Yoshida

Yomei Gate

1937

Color woodblock print

Benkeibashi Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Benkeibashi Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo

1945

Color woodblock print

Fishing Village by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Fishing Village

1954

Color woodblock print; edition 23/30

Kyoto House by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Kyoto House

Woodblock print

Miya Castle by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Miya Castle

Woodblock print

Peasant Girl on Street by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Peasant Girl on Street

Woodblock print

Pontocho, Kyoto by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Pontocho, Kyoto

Woodblock print

Roof of Kyoto by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Roof of Kyoto

Woodblock print

Roofs of Florence by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Roofs of Florence

1959

Woodblock print

Afternoon at Nino Bridge, Azabu (Azabu Ninohashi no gogo), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)" by Kawase Hasui

Afternoon at Nino Bridge, Azabu (Azabu Ninohashi no gogo), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)"

Azabu Ninohashi no gogo

1921

Color woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms at the Shirakawa Castle Ruins (Shirakawajoshi no sakura) by Kawase Hasui

Cherry Blossoms at the Shirakawa Castle Ruins (Shirakawajoshi no sakura)

Shirakawajoshi no sakura

1946

Color woodblock print

Evening Shower at Teradomari (Teradomari no yau), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" by Kawase Hasui

Evening Shower at Teradomari (Teradomari no yau), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"

Teradomari no yau

1921

Color woodblock print; oban

Evening Snow at Sanjugen Canal (Sanjugenbori no bosetsu), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)" by Kawase Hasui

Evening Snow at Sanjugen Canal (Sanjugenbori no bosetsu), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)"

Sanjugenbori no bosetsu

1920

Color woodblock print

Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui

Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"

Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi

1924

Color woodblock print; oban

Hakuho Castle, Ueno, Iga (Iga Ueno Hakuhojo) by Kawase Hasui

Hakuho Castle, Ueno, Iga (Iga Ueno Hakuhojo)

Iga Ueno Hakuhojo

1951

Color woodblock print

Himeji Castle (Himejijo) by Kawase Hasui

Himeji Castle (Himejijo)

Himejijo

n.d.

Color woodblock print

Kikyo Gate (Kikyomon), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" by Kawase Hasui

Kikyo Gate (Kikyomon), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"

Kikyomon

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

Komagata Embankment (Komagatagashi), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" by Kawase Hasui

Komagata Embankment (Komagatagashi), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"

Komagatagashi

1919

Color woodblock print; oban

Moon over the Ara River, Akabane, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Arakawa no tsuki (Akabane)) by Kawase Hasui

Moon over the Ara River, Akabane, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Arakawa no tsuki (Akabane))

Tokyo nijukei, Arakawa no tsuki (Akabane

1929

Color woodblock print

Rain at Ushibori (Ame no Ushibori) by Kawase Hasui

Rain at Ushibori (Ame no Ushibori)

Ame no Ushibori

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" by Kawase Hasui

Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"

Senzokuike

1928

Color woodblock print; oban

Shinkawa at Night (Yoru no Shinkawa), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" by Kawase Hasui

Shinkawa at Night (Yoru no Shinkawa), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"

Yoru no Shinkawa

1919

Color woodblock print; oban

Snow at Kiyomizu Hall, Ueno (Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki) by Kawase Hasui

Snow at Kiyomizu Hall, Ueno (Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki)

Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

Snow at Tsukishima (Tsukishima no yuki), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" by Kawase Hasui

Snow at Tsukishima (Tsukishima no yuki), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"

Tsukishima no yuki

1930

Color woodblock print; oban

Snow at Zojoji Temple (Yuki no Zojoji) by Kawase Hasui

Snow at Zojoji Temple (Yuki no Zojoji)

Yuki no Zojoji

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

Starlit Night at Miyajima (Hoshizukiyo [Miyajima]), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu) by Kawase Hasui

Starlit Night at Miyajima (Hoshizukiyo [Miyajima]), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)

Hoshizukiyo [Miyajima]

1928

Color woodblock print; oban

Sunset Glow in Yanaka (Yanaka no yube), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)" by Kawase Hasui

Sunset Glow in Yanaka (Yanaka no yube), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)"

Yanaka no yube

1921

Color woodblock print

Takamatsu Castle in Sanuki (Sanuki no Takamatsujo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" by Kawase Hasui

Takamatsu Castle in Sanuki (Sanuki no Takamatsujo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"

Sanuki no Takamatsujo

1921

Color woodblock print; oban

The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" by Kawase Hasui

The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"

Shinagawa oki

1920

Color woodblock print; oban

Toyama Plain (Toyama no hara), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" by Kawase Hasui

Toyama Plain (Toyama no hara), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"

Toyama no hara

1920

Color woodblock print

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