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)
1921
Color woodblock print

Manila Market
c. 1927
Color woodblock print
Market Place, Peking
c. 1922
Color woodblock print

Peking Street Scene
c. 1922
Color woodblock print

Singapore Street
c. 1927
Color woodblock print
South Gate, Seoul (Namdaemun)
c. 1920
Color woodblock print

Street Scene
c. 1916
Color woodblock print

Woman in Green Kimono
1915
Color woodblock print

Hot Springs Inn at Narugo
鳴子温泉
1918
Color woodblock print

Woman from Hot Spring Inn
温泉宿の女
1920
Color woodblock print

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](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/230993a7-d4f0-c979-c267-127d48e1ef1c/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
[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](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/e0e87290-6b97-4999-6986-731f7a56bbc9/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
A Little Restaurant [at Night] (Ryoriya no yoru)
Ryoriya no yoru
1933
Color woodblock print; oban

A Market in Mukden
1937
Color woodblock print

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"
1933
Color woodblock print

Fujiyama from Okitsu
1928
Color woodblock print

Ghat in Benares (Benaresu no gatto)
Benaresu no gatto
1931
Color woodblock print; oban

Gion Shrine Gate
1935
Color woodblock print

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)"
Kameido
1927
Color woodblock print

Kameido Bridge, Tokyo
1927
Color woodblock print

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)"
Nakazato no yuki
1928
Color woodblock print; double oban

Soshu (Suzhou)
Woodblock print

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)"
Sumidagawa, kiri
1926
Color woodblock print; oban

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)"
Yoshida mura
1926
Color woodblock print

Udaipur Castle (Udaipuru no shiro)
Udaipuru no shiro
1931
Color woodblock print; oban

Yomei Gate
1937
Color woodblock print

Benkeibashi Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo
1945
Color woodblock print

Fishing Village
1954
Color woodblock print; edition 23/30

Kyoto House
Woodblock print

Miya Castle
Woodblock print

Peasant Girl on Street
Woodblock print

Pontocho, Kyoto
Woodblock print

Roof of Kyoto
Woodblock print

Roofs of Florence
1959
Woodblock print

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)
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)"
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)"
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)"
Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi
1924
Color woodblock print; oban

Hakuho Castle, Ueno, Iga (Iga Ueno Hakuhojo)
Iga Ueno Hakuhojo
1951
Color woodblock print

Himeji Castle (Himejijo)
Himejijo
n.d.
Color woodblock print

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)"
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))
Tokyo nijukei, Arakawa no tsuki (Akabane
1929
Color woodblock print

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)"
Senzokuike
1928
Color woodblock print; oban

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)
Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki
1929
Color woodblock print; oban

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)
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](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/f570c5b4-b857-817b-b674-bf6c8f1576a6/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
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)"
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)"
Sanuki no Takamatsujo
1921
Color woodblock print; oban

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)"
Toyama no hara
1920
Color woodblock print



