It is said that Utagawa Hiroshige began to work on scenery art in the 1830s, around three years
prior to the publication of the “Fiy-ree Stations of the Tokaido” series. e work that was
depicted around this time was “Famous Places in the Eastern Capital”, which depicted sights of
his hometown, Edo. Approximately 25 years later, Hiroshige attempted at “One Hundred
Famous Views of Edo”, the piece that is to highlight his later years. Within the 120 pieces of this
epic series (including the table of contents and some works by Hiroshige II), there are pieces
that have inspired European Impressionists including Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet,
as well as many people both nationally and internationally.
is exhibition highlights “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo” by Hiroshige, as well as other
works that depict the scenery of “Edo”. Ten years aer “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”
was published, “Edo” became known as “Tokyo”; please enjoy the many scenes of “Edo” that
Hiroshige had le behind for our generation.
Please also see Tokyo through the lens of Italian photographer, Giuseppe De Francesco, in his
works at “TOKYO HYAKU”. e exhibited photograph series crops out the sights of Tokyo
160 years later and is an homage to Hiroshige’s “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”. Discover
Edo with Hanga and revisit Tokyo through photographs; delve into the depths of Tokyo
through two contrasting visions.

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Term : 28 November 2017 – 4 February 2018
Part 1: 28 November – 27 December 2017
Part 2: 5 January – 4 February 2018
The museum will be closed for the new year holiday from 28 Dec to 4 Jan.

Venue : Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
Organizer : Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art (designated administrator NPO Hexaproject)
Exhibition planning (producing/curation) : Hexaproject Ltd.
Poster & flyer design : Hexaproject Ltd.
Web design : Hexaproject.Ltd.

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