 Most viewed - Shiga in Woodblock Prints 滋賀の木版
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Here are two versions of Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景) by Hiroshige. The main complaint is that they center on Otsu in the southern half of Shiga. No scenes from northern Shiga. Autumn Moon at Ishiyama84 views
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Tokaido Road: Otsu67 views
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Tokaido Road: Otsu67 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Returning Boats at Yabase57 views
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Tokaido Road: Otsu55 views
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Nakasendo Road: Toriimoto (Hikone). The sixty-third of the sixty-nine stations or shukuba post towns on the Nakasendo Road.51 views
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Nakasendo Road: Echigawa (Aisho), the 65th post town on the Nakasendo. A bridge across Echigawa River. It was toll-free (Muchin-bashi). On the left across the river is Mt. Kannonji (Kinugake).47 views
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Tokaido Road: Otsu46 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Evening Bell at Miidera Temple46 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Night Rain at Karasaki. The print made the Karasaki pine tree at Karasaki Shrine famous.46 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Evening Glow at Seta45 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Clearing Storm at Awazu45 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Night Rain at Karasaki45 views
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Tokaido Road: Otsu44 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Autumn Moon at Ishiyama44 views
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Tokaido Road: Tsuchiyama (Koka)43 views
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Nakasendo Road: Musa (Omi-Hachiman), 66th of the 69 stations on the Nakasendo Road. A bridge of boats.43 views
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Nakasendo Road: Otsu, 69th post town on the Nakasendo from Hiroshige's Kisokaido series. Hatcho-dori street and Lake Biwa in the distance.43 views
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Tokaido Road: Tsuchiyama (Koka). People at the head of a daimyo procession are crossing a bridge over a river near Tamura Shrine during spring rains. Tsuchiyama-juku was the 49th of the 53 stations of the Tokaido Road.42 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Descending Geese at Katata42 views
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Nakasendo Road: Kusatsu Oiwake, Kusatsu is the 68th post town on the Nakasendo Road.41 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Evening Snow at Mt. Hira41 views
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Tokaido Road: Minakuchi (Koka). A summer scene of a few women drying gourd shavings to make kanpyo. Minakuchi-juku was the fiftieth of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido Road.40 views
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Tokaido Road: Kusatsu. A rest house and servants are depicted. Kusatsu-juku was the 52nd station on the Tokaido Road (following Ishibe-juku) and the 68th station (following Moriyama-juku) on the Nakasendo Road.40 views
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Nakasendo Road: Bamba (Maibara). The 62nd station on the Nakasendo.40 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Evening Bell at Miidera Temple40 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Evening Snow at Mt. Hira39 views
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Tokaido Road: Otsu38 views
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Nakasendo Road: Takamiya (Hikone). The sixty-fourth of the sixty-nine stations or shukuba post towns on the Nakasendo Road.38 views
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Tokaido Road: Otsu37 views
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Tokaido Road: Otsu37 views
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Nakasendo Road: Imasu (Gifu, on the border with Shiga). Shows the border between Imasu and Kashiwabara. There is an inn on the Imasu side (left) and Kashiwabara side.37 viewsNemonogatari-no-Sato is where the prefectural boundary between Gifu and Shiga is located. The inns are no longer here, but guests at both inns used to talk to each other across the border before sleeping.
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Nakasendo Road: Kashiwabara (Maibara). Depicts Kameya, a shop selling mugwort from Mt. Ibuki used for moxa. The shop is still there, the last surviving maker of moxa cautery in Kashiwabara, the 60th station on the Nakasendo.37 views
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Nakasendo Road: Moriyama, 67th post town on the Nakasendo) from Hiroshige's Kisokaido series. Tea houses in spring.37 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Evening Glow at Seta. Today, you can see a modern version of Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge.37 views
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Tokaido Road: Otsu36 views
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Tokaido Road: Kusatsu36 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Descending Geese at Katata36 views
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Tokaido Road: Tsuchiyama (Koka)35 views
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Tokaido Road: Tsuchiyama (Koka)35 views
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Tokaido Road: Tsuchiyama (Koka)35 views
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Tokaido Road: Tsuchiyama (Koka)35 views
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Tokaido Road: Tsuchiyama (Koka)35 views
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Tokaido Road: Minakuchi (Koka)35 views
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Nakasendo Road: Samegai (Maibara). The 61st station on the Nakasendo. One of ten Nakasendo stations in Shiga.35 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Clearing Storm at Awazu. This area is pretty much gone, covered by roads. Very few Awazu pine trees remain.35 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Returning Boats at Yabase35 views
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Tokaido Road: Minakuchi (Koka)34 views
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Tokaido Road: Minakuchi (Koka)34 views
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Tokaido Road: Minakuchi (Koka)34 views
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Tokaido Road: Minakuchi (Koka)34 views
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Tokaido Road: Ishibe (Konan)34 views
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Tokaido Road: Minakuchi (Koka)33 views
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Tokaido Road: Ishibe (Konan)33 views
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Tokaido Road: Ishibe (Konan)33 views
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Tokaido Road: Kusatsu33 views
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Tokaido Road: Kusatsu33 views
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Tokaido Road: Minakuchi (Koka)32 views
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Tokaido Road: Ishibe (Konan)32 views
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Tokaido Road: Tsuchiyama (Koka)31 views
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Tokaido Road: Kusatsu31 views
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Tokaido Road: Kusatsu31 views
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Tokaido Road: Ishibe (Konan)30 views
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Tokaido Road: Ishibe (Konan)30 views
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Tokaido Road: Ishibe (Konan)30 views
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Tokaido Road: Kusatsu30 views
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Tokaido Road: Kusatsu30 views
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Tokaido Road: Kusatsu29 views
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