2. Shinagawa

1830’s ukiyo-e (woodblock prints)

• Background of ukiyo-e
• ukiyo-e by Utagawa (Andō) Hiroshige
• ukiyo-e and  the Tōkaidō Road (all versions by Utagawa (Andō) Hiroshige)
• The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (1833-34 version)
• Interactive map with comparison of all versions of each station of the Tōkaidō Road prints by Utagawa (Andō) Hiroshige
  • Station 2: Shinagawa
• Database of all ukiyo-e prints

1920’s Tōkaidō Manga Scroll

• Background of the Tōkaidō Manga Scroll
• Tōkaidō Manga Scroll Video:
  • Stations 1-27, with Translations (YouTube)
  • Stations 1 – 27, station/artist name only (YouTube)
• Translation:
  • Artist: Arita Shigeru
  • Two travelers stare out at a gun battery constructed in the Shinagawa Bay, a battery still waiting after some 70 years to defend against the black ships of Commodore Matthew Perry.
  • Translations for all Tōkaidō stations
• Vocabulary List
  • Kanagawa (神 奈 川, かながわ)
  • gaikokujin (外国人, がいこくじん) – Foreigner
  • seiyō (西洋, せいよう) – The west; western countries
  • kodomo (子供, こども) – Child; children
  • onna-no-ko (女の子, おんなのこ) – Girl; female child; baby girl
  • yōfuku (洋服, ようふく) – Western-style clothing
  • Vocabulary List of all Tōkaidō Stations

Present Day

• Interactive map of Tōkaidō with contemporary photographs (all)
  • Station 2: Shinagawa
• Shinagawa
• Shinagawa (English and Japanese)
• “The Old Tokaido” (Day 1) Youtube Link 
  • (Covers stations (1-3): Nihonbashi, Shinagawa, Kawasaki)