54. Ōtsu

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 54: Ōtsu
• Database of all ukiyo-e prints

1920’s Tōkaidō Manga Scroll

• Background of the Tōkaidō Manga Scroll
• Tōkaidō Manga Scroll Video: 
  • Stations 28 – 55, with translation (YouTube)
  • Stations 28 – 55, station name and artist only (YouTube)
• Translation:
  • Artist: Yamada Minoru
  • Fishing in Lake Biwa.
  • Translations for all Tōkaidō stations
• Vocabulary List
  • Ōtsu (大津, おおつ)
  • sakana (魚, さかな) – Fish
  • skana-tsuri (魚釣り, さかなつり) – Fishing
  • tsuri-zao (釣り竿, つりざお) – A fishing rod [pole]
  • mizuumi (湖, みずうみ) – Lake
  • Vocabulary List of all Tōkaidō Stations

Present Day

• Interactive map of Tōkaidō with contemporary photographs (all)
  • Station 54: Ōtsu

• Ōtsu (English & Japanese)
• Ōtsu
• Ōtsu
• “The Old Tokaido” (Day 18) Youtube Link
  • (Covers stations 53 – 55): Kusatsu, Ōtsu, Kyōto)