Rediscover the charms of Tokyo through the views
of edo painted by hiroshige utagawa,
ukiyoe print artist in edo period.
Here is our high vision video for rediscovering the charms of Tokyo
by contrasting the scenery and the lives of people in modern Tokyo with
those in edo period.
We have chosen 12 pictures which are inspired by each season, spring,
summer,autumn and winter from among 119 famous sites in hiroshige's work
"one hundred famous views of edo" and with these 12 pictuers this video
represents the lives and cultures of people who lived about 150 years ago
in edo period.
[Edo-Tokyo Sanpo] Trailer(1m32s)
Toranomongai Aoizaka
[Toranomon]
(Aoizaka Slope Outside Toranomon)


Year | November, Ansei 4 (1857) |
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Location | Kasumigaseki 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku |
Cooperation | Toranomon Konpiragu,Kasumigaseki Common Gate,Tomoecho Sunaba |

Ukiyo-e source and supervision: Kawasaki Isago no Sato Museum
Asakusa Kinryuzan
[Asakusa]
(Kinryuzan Temple at Asakusa)


Year | July, Ansei 3 (1856) |
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Location | Senso-ji Asakusa, Taito-ku |
Cooperation | Kinryuzan Senso-ji |

Ukiyo-e source and supervision: Kawasaki Isago no Sato Museum
Yushima Tenjin Sakaue Chobo
[Yushima]
(View from the Top of the Slope at the Yushima Tenjin Shrine)


Year | April, Ansei 3 (1856) |
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Location | Yushima Tenjin Shrine Yushima, Bunkyo-ku |
Cooperation | Yushima Tenmangu Shrine, Toh-ten-koh |

Ukiyo-e source and supervision: Kawasaki Isago no Sato Museum
Surugacho
[Nihonbashi Mitsukoshimae]
("Surugacho" is the name of the town in the Edo Period)


Year | September, Ansei 3 (1856) |
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Location | Near Mitsukoshi main store Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku |
Cooperation | Mitsukoshi, Yamamoto Noriten, Mitsui Fudosan, Janoichi Honten |

Ukiyo-e source and supervision: Kawasaki Isago no Sato Museum
Yamashita-cho Hibiya Soto-Sakurada
[Hibiya]
(Sakurada Gate Outside Hibiya in Yamashita)


Year | December, Ansei 4 (1857) |
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Location | From Hibiya Park to Ginza 5-6-chome, Chuo-ku |
Cooperation | Nihon Seimei, Toho, Imperial Hotel |

Ukiyo-e source and supervision: Kawasaki Isago no Sato Museum
Asukayama Kita no Chobo
[Oji Asukayama]
(View to the North from Mt. Asuka)


Year | May, Ansei 3 (1856) |
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Location | Asukayama Park Oji, Kita-ku |
Cooperation | Oji Shrine, Paper Museum, Hokutopia |

Ukiyo-e source and supervision: Kawasaki Isago no Sato Museum
Ohashi Atake no Yudachi
[Shin-Ohashi]
(Evening Shower at Atake and the Great Bridge)


Year | September, Ansei 4 (1857) |
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Location | Hamacho 3-chome, Kita-ku Near Shin-Ohashi Bridge Shin-Ohashi 1-chome, Koto-ku |
Cooperation | Tokyo Cruise Ship, Van Gogh Museum(Amsterdam) |

Ukiyo-e source and supervision: Kawasaki Isago no Sato Museum
Horikiri no Hanashobu
[Horikiri]
(Irises at Horikiri)


Year | May, Ansei 4 (1857) |
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Location | Horikiri Iris Garden, Katsushika-ku |
Cooperation | Horikiri Iris Garden, Shimizu Glass |

Ukiyo-e source and supervision: Kawasaki Isago no Sato Museum
Haneda no Watashi Benten no Yashiro
[Haneda]
(The Benten Shrine and the Ferry at Haneda)


Year | August, Ansei 5 (1858) |
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Location | Near Haneda 6-chome, Ota-ku (Haneda Shrine) |
Cooperation | ANA, Tokyo International Airport, Jonanjima Seaside Park |

Ukiyo-e source and supervision: Kawasaki Isago no Sato Museum
Ryogoku Hanabi
[Ryogoku]
(Fireworks at Ryogoku)


Year | August, Ansei 5 (1858) |
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Location | Near Ryogoku 1-chome, Sumida-ku |
Cooperation | Ekoin Temple, Nihon Sumo Kyokai |

Ukiyo-e source and supervision: Kawasaki Isago no Sato Museum
Kyobashi Takegashi
[Ginza]
(Kyobashi Bridge and the Bamboo Bank)


Year | December, Ansei 4 (1857) |
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Location | Near Ginza 1-chome, Chuo-ku (Kyobashi Bridge) |
Cooperation | Kabukiza, INAX, Watanabe Color Prints |

Ukiyo-e source and supervision: Kawasaki Isago no Sato Museum
Yotsuya Naito Shinjuku
[Shinjuku]
(The New Station of Naito at Yotsuya)


Year | November, Ansei 4 (1857) |
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Location | Near Shinjuku 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku |
Cooperation | Toei Subway Oedo Line, Shinjuku Suehirotei, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Shinjuku Sasamoto |

Ukiyo-e source and supervision: Kawasaki Isago no Sato Museum