Japanese Prints #001: 妻籠宿 Tsumago-juku: the 42nd post town on Japan’s historic Nakasendo/Kisokaido way 木曾街道

 

The thrill of the chase! Discovering Japan through Nishijima pieces! A sign reads 妻籠宿 Tsumago-juku: the 42nd post town on Japan’s historic Nakasendo/Kisokaido way 木曾街道 - a legendary route connecting Edo (Tokyo) with Kyoto during the Edo Period (1603-1867), & famously depicted in Keisai Eisen and Utagawa Hiroshige's “The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō” (木曾街道六十九次). (See map pin on Google Streetview for Nishijima’s exact perspective!).

Winter Trip to Tsumago-Juku, Nagano | TiptoeingWorld.com | Mima Isano 24/02/2017.

Tsumago-juku Nagiso Town | http://senbonzakura.skr.jp/ | Blog.

 
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Japanese Prints #002: Mikawa Bay (三河湾): Cultivating Nori/Seaweed in Aichi Prefecture