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: Morishima Naozō
- This is the Naked Festival. On the night of Sept. 3, young men naked but for skirts of straw, carrying lanterns, and ringing bells, dance crazily down the main street, the so-called Demon Dance.
- Translations for all Tōkaidō stations
-
Vocabulary List
- Mitsuke (見付, みつけ)
- hadaka-matsuri (裸祭り, はだかまつり) – Naked festival
- chōchin (提灯, ちょうちん) – Paper lantern; festival lantern
- suzu (鈴, すず) – A bell
- odoru (踊る, おどる) – To dance
- Vocabulary List of all Tōkaidō Stations
Present Day
- Interactive map of Tōkaidō with contemporary photographs (all)
- Mitsuke
- Mitsuke (Iwata) (Japanese)
- “The Old Tokaido” (Day 10) Youtube Link
-
- (Covers stations 27 – 30): Kakegawa, Fukuroi, Mitsuke, Hamamatsu)