2019年05月18日（土） - 2019年07月21日（日）
Nowadays Arashiyama, home of the Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts and Culture, welcomes large numbers of visitors every year; it was during the Edo period (1600-1868) that ordinary Japanese people first had the opportunity to travel for leisure. Beautiful locations in each region became famous as 'scenic spots' that everyone wanted to visit. Now Let’s stop the clock for a while and visit some of these famous scenic spots through Ukiyoe.
Nowadays Arashiyama, home of the Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts and Culture, welcomes large numbers of visitors every year; it was during the Edo period (1600-1868) that ordinary Japanese people first had the opportunity to travel for leisure. Beautiful locations in each region became famous as 'scenic spots' that everyone wanted to visit.
It was in this era that Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) produced his 'Fifty-three Stations on the Tōkaidō', a series of innovative views of beautiful locations along the famous Edo to Kyoto route, to great popular acclaim. The current show presents the entire 'Fifty-three Stations' in two sections and alongside these, other works depicting popular beauty spots such as 'Three Beautiful Women on the banks of the Sumida River' by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), and screens showing 'Scenes in and around Kyoto' illustrating Kyoto life during the Edo period.
Let’s stop the clock for a while and visit some of these famous scenic spots.
| Title | Travel Japa in Art - Ukiyoe and more - |
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| Dates | May 18 (Sat.) - July 2 (Sun.) 2019 1st Term：May 18 (Sat.) - June 17 (Mon.) 2nd Term：June 19 (Wed.) - July 21 (Sun.) |
| Opening Hours | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (last entry 4:30 pm) |
| Closed | Tuesday |
| Entry Fee | General / University student: ¥900 High school student: ¥500 Elementary / Junior high school student: ¥350 Disabled person and up to one helper: ¥500 * We give discount for groups of 20 or more * Free for preschool children |
| Organizer | Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts & Culture |
| Supported by | Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City Board of Education |
| Related documents | List of Works |
Utagawa Hiroshige "53 Stations of Tokaido" Shono (White rain)
Utagawa Hiroshige "53 Stations of Tokaido" Hara (Travellers passing Mount Fuji)
Katsushika Hokusai "Three Beautiful Women at Sumida River bank"
