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

Bamboo Grove of Saga
嵯峨竹林
1952
Woodblock print

Bull Festival at Koryuji
広隆寺牛祭
Woodblock print

Cherry Blossoms at Maruyama Park
円山公園桜
Woodblock print

Drizzling Rain at Nijo Castle
二条城小雨
ca. 1950s
Woodblock print

Drizzling Rain at Nijyo Castle
Woodblock print

Fushimi Inari Temple
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print

Kiyamachi Street, Kyoto
木屋町
ca. 1950s
Woodblock print

Light Snow at Demachi District
出町小雪
Woodblock print

Silver Pavilion in Snow
銀閣寺雪
Woodblock print

Twilight in the Village, Nara
ca. 1950s
Woodblock print

An Oharame Girl Carrying Firewood on Her Head
20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

August (The Bonfire Festival of the Daimonji Hill Viewed from the Sanjo Bridge)
八月 (三条大橋より大文字)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

December (Snow Scene at the Golden Pavilion)
十二月 (金閣寺雪景)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Distant View of Mount Fuji from Kiyosato Station in Nagano
信州清里駅より富士遠望
c. 1950
Woodblock print

February (The Annual Festival of the Fushimi Inari)
二月 (伏見稲荷大社祭)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Gion Festival
Woodblock print

Himeji Castle
Woodblock print

July (Gorgeous Procession of Yama-hoko or the Floats at the Gion Festival)
七月 (祇園祭山鉾巡行)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Kamogawa Spring Evening
鴨川春の夕
1955
Color woodblock print

Kumamoto Castle
Woodblock print

Matsue Castle - Famous Historic Places and Holy Places
Woodblock print

May (The Pagoda of Yasaka near Gion)
五月 (祇園八坂の塔)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Nagoya Castle
Woodblock print

November (The Willow Tree at the Gate of the Shimabara)
十一月 (島原大門柳)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Odawara Castle - Famous Historic Places and Holy Places
Woodblock print

Osaka Tenjin Matsuri (large format)
Woodblock print

Arab in Bagdad
Woodblock print

Bruges - Belgium
Woodblock print

Havana in 1954
Woodblock print

Havana in 1954
Woodblock print

Himeji Castle
Woodblock print

Kikuzaka Street
Woodblock print

Matsumoto
Woodblock print

Morning of New Year's Day in Ginza
Woodblock print

Okaramon
Woodblock print

Okaramon (hand signed)
Woodblock print

Santa Fe
Woodblock print

Shinjuku - Tokyo at Night
Woodblock print

Shirasagi Castle
Woodblock print

Supper Wagon
Woodblock print

Supper Wagon
Woodblock print

Taxco, Mexico
Woodblock print

Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century)
東京百景 21世紀へのメッセージ
1989-99
Woodblock print, zinc anastic plate on paper

Town of Vail, Colorado
Woodblock print

Village of Plums
Woodblock print

White Wall
Woodblock print

White Wall
Woodblock print

Woman in Bagdad
1954
Color woodblock print

Araki Street in Yotsuya
四谷荒木横丁
c. 1930s
Woodblock print

Asakusa Kannon Temple
浅草観音堂
1933
Woodblock print

Nagoya Castle
名古屋城
c. 1930s
Woodblock print

Nijo Castle
二条城
1933
Woodblock print

Tea Shop at Kiyomizu
清水の茶店
c. 1930s
Woodblock print
Carpenter
大工
c. 1940
Color woodblock print
Plasterer
左官
c. 1940
Color woodblock print
Street Vendor
行商人
c. 1940
Color woodblock print

Children and Carp Streamer
鯉のぼりと子供
c. 1906
Color woodblock print

Children with Lanterns
提灯を持つ子供
c. 1906
Color woodblock print

Goldfish Scooping
金魚すくい
c. 1910
Color woodblock print

Snow Play
雪遊び
c. 1906
Color woodblock print




