Centuries ago, Tokyo was known as Edo. More than a million people enjoyed life in this small but abundant city. They live on in ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Each episode is a deep dive into a single print, and an exploration of the soul of Old Tokyo. We examine works by artists like Hokusai and Hiroshige not just for their aesthetic and historical value, but for the stories they tell of everyday life. That is how the people of Edo themselves enjoyed this mass-produced medium.
The Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai
Reproduction of Nihonbashi: Morning Scene by Utagawa Hiroshige
The Series Summer Outfits by Kitagawa Utamaro
Plum Estate Kameido by Utagawa Hiroshige
Three Beauties of the Present Day by Kitagawa Utamaro
Explore Japan
A Culture Built with Wood
NINJA TRUTH
Through the Kitchen Window
Japanology Plus
Magical Japanese
Time and Tide
Journeys in Japan
Japanology Plus mini
Decisions of the Heroes
Core Kyoto
Dive in Tokyo
Hiroshige Blue
Otaku Elf
Yotoden: Chronicle of the Warlord Period
School Meals Time
信長のスマホ
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
Les acteurs du Nord
The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden