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
- 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: Kondō Kōichirō
- Sanjō Ōhashi (The Great Third Avenue Bridge, Kyoto) the final destination point of the Tōkaidō. Kyoto is associated in various ways with oxen, the pullers of decorated carts and floats during festivals and the manifestation of the Ox-headed Shinto deity Gozu Tennō, a patron god of Kyoto.
- Translations for all Tōkaidō stations
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Vocabulary List
- Kyōto (京都, きょうと)
- ushi (牛, うし) – Cattle; cow; ox; oxen
- matsuri (祭り, まつり) – A festival; a celebration; a feast
- Vocabulary List of all Tōkaidō Stations
Present Day
- Interactive map of Tōkaidō with contemporary photographs (all)
- Kyoto (English & Japanese)
- Kyōto
- “The Old Tokaido” (Day 18) Youtube Link
- (Covers stations 53 – 55: Kusatsu, Ōtsu, Kyōto)
- “The Old Tokaido” (Day 19) Youtube Link
- (Covers station 55: Kyoto)