Painting The Sumida Hokusai Museum in Tokyo #3
Hokusai Katsushika (1760-1849) was born in what is know Sumida Ward in Tokyo. It is said that he began to draw and paint...
Japanese Traditional Culture
Painting 
Painting The Sumida Hokusai Museum in Tokyo #2
Ukiyo-e paints by Hokusai Katsushika gave big impact in Europe especially in France in the 19th century.
The Front Cove...
Painting The Sumida Hokusai Museum in Tokyo #1
Hokusai Katsushika (1760-1849) is an internationally renowned ukiyo-e artist. He was born in what is know Sumida Ward in...
Japanese Traditional Culture Hokusai Museum in Obuse, Nagano Prefecture – 2
As I mentioned in my previous blog, a wealthy farmer and merchant in Obuse, Kozan Takai invited Hokusai Katsushika to Ob...
Japanese Traditional Culture Hokusai Museum in Obuse, Nagano Prefecture – 1
Hokusai Katsushika who is a famous ukiyo-e artist left colored woodblock print works, art manuals and original drawings ...
Japanese Temples Phoenix Ceiling Paint by Hokusai Katsushika at Gansho-in Temple in Nagano Prefecture
Hokusai Katsushika is an internationally renowned ukiyo-e artist born in Tokyo in 1760 in the Edo period. In 1842, when ...
Haiku Poem Basho Matsuo ; Prominent Haiku Poet visited Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture.
On May 16th, 1689, in the Edo period, Japanese prominent haiku poet, Basho Matsuo and his pupil, Sora, left Fukagawa in ...