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Village Scenes Prints (228)

Rural village life in Japanese woodblock prints, depicting thatched-roof farmhouses, rice paddies, country roads, and the rhythms of agricultural life. Village scenes offer a nostalgic counterpoint to urban subjects, celebrating traditional Japanese countryside.

Artists Known for Village Scenes

Autumn at a Farmhouse in Ayashi, Miyagi Prefecture (Nôka no aki [Miyagi-ken Ayashi]) by Kawase Hasui

Autumn at a Farmhouse in Ayashi, Miyagi Prefecture (Nôka no aki [Miyagi-ken Ayashi])

Woodblock print

Tamiya Village in Saitama pref. by Kawase Hasui

Tamiya Village in Saitama pref.

Woodblock print

Tamiya Village in Saitama pref. by Kawase Hasui

Tamiya Village in Saitama pref.

Woodblock print

Village, Shôwa period, dated 1959 by Kihei Sasajima

Village, Shôwa period, dated 1959

Woodblock print

The Village Road by Koichi Maeda

The Village Road

Woodblock print

Grandma's Farm by Lynita Shimizu

Grandma's Farm

Papa's Farm by Lynita Shimizu

Papa's Farm

Village of Cherry Blossoms, from the series Esteemed Towns and Villages (Tôsei furaku tsû), Meiji period, 1897 by Miyagawa Shuntei

Village of Cherry Blossoms, from the series Esteemed Towns and Villages (Tôsei furaku tsû), Meiji period, 1897

Woodblock print

Mountain Village by Ray Morimura

Mountain Village

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

One day mountain village by Kazuyuki Ohtsu

One day mountain village

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Village in Snow by Kazuyuki Ohtsu

Village in Snow

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Isolated Farm House (2) (678) by Tanaka Ryohei

Isolated Farm House (2) (678)

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Mountain Village in Tamba(769) by Tanaka Ryohei

Mountain Village in Tamba(769)

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Outskirt Of a village by Hiroshi Yoshida

Outskirt Of a village

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Kururu Village by Yamamoto Shoun

Kururu Village

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Farmhouse In snow by Brian Williams

Farmhouse In snow

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Farm House by Wada Sanzo

Farm House

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Washimi village by Tanaka Ryohei

Washimi village

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Village Street in snow by Tanaka Ryohei

Village Street in snow

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Trees And farm houses by Tanaka Ryohei

Trees And farm houses

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Isolated farmhouse by Tanaka Ryohei

Isolated farmhouse

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Mt. Village in may 2 by Tanaka Ryohei

Mt. Village in may 2

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Mt. Hamlet 3 by Tanaka Ryohei

Mt. Hamlet 3

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Spring village by Tanaka Ryohei

Spring village

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Farmhouse In snow by Tanaka Ryohei

Farmhouse In snow

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Village By the sea by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Village By the sea

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Fishing Village by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Fishing Village

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Village deep in snow by Sano Seiji

Village deep in snow

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Village of Sakurakaze by Sano Seiji

Village of Sakurakaze

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Village in the morning by Sano Seiji

Village in the morning

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Village in spring by Sano Seiji

Village in spring

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Stone village by Tadashige Ono

Stone village

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Noodle shop at Horyuji Temple village by Oda Kazuma

Noodle shop at Horyuji Temple village

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Kyongju Village by Hiromitsu Nakazawa

Kyongju Village

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Snow village by Miyamoto Shufu

Snow village

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Purple village by Miyamoto Shufu

Purple village

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Rain outside the village by Miyamoto Shufu

Rain outside the village

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Girl from a fishing village by Maekawa Senpan

Girl from a fishing village

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Ishigaki Village (Stone wall village) by Fumio Kitaoka

Ishigaki Village (Stone wall village)

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Going through a village by Fumio Kitaoka

Going through a village

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Hamlet by Hide Kawanishi

Hamlet

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

The Snow Village at Lakeside by Hide Kawanishi

The Snow Village at Lakeside

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Itako, the lakeside village by Shiro Kasamatsu

Itako, the lakeside village

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Farm girl by Kajita Hanko

Farm girl

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Farmhouse by Tomoo Inagaki

Farmhouse

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Asuka Village by Ido Masao

Asuka Village

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Futomi fishing village by Okiie Hashimoto

Futomi fishing village

Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Sekiya Village on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Sekiya no sato), from the series Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei) by Katsushika Hokusai

Sekiya Village on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Sekiya no sato), from the series Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)

Woodblock print

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Frequently Asked Questions

Rural village life in Japanese woodblock prints, depicting thatched-roof farmhouses, rice paddies, country roads, and the rhythms of agricultural life. Village scenes offer a nostalgic counterpoint to urban subjects, celebrating traditional Japanese countryside.

Tanaka Ryohei, Kawase Hasui, and Saito Kiyoshi are among the artists most associated with village scenes in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 228 prints tagged with village scenes, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.