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1Ieyasu and Tokaido~How It was Depicted by Hiroshige~

January 24 (Tue.) ~ April 2 (Sun.) 2023
Part1 January 24 (Tue.) ~ February 26 (Sun.)
Part2 February 28 (Tue.) ~ April 2 (Sun.)
Organizer: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
Designated Manager: NPO Hexaproject
Cooperation: Seikenji Temple, Shizuoka Prefecture Central Library, Rinkoji Temple,
Toyotsumi-jinja Shrine, Yamadaichi Co., Ltd., Kunozan Toshogu Shrine,Shizuoka Sengen Shrine
Sponsorship: NHK Shizuoka

OutlineTokugawa Ieyasu gained power with the victory in the Battle of Sekigahara, and in order to keep this power, the firstthing he worked on was the maintenance of the “Tokaido Road” that connects his castle in Edo with Kyoto/Osaka.
Each post-town was enacted by Ieyasu and as the roads developed, travelers increased, which resulted in a travelboom in the late Edo era. During the travel boom, the “Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido” Ukiyo-e series including
Utagawa Hiroshige’s “Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido” (Hoeido Edition) was born.
This exhibition will introduce Ieyasu’s footsteps that remain in the “Tokaido Road” with particular focus on the series
pieces of Hiroshige’s “Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido”.

HOURSFEE

Hours: 9:00 ~ 17:00 (Last admission; 30mins. Before closing time)
Closed: Mondays (If it falls on a holiday, then the following Weekday)
Adults: 520 (410) yen
University / High School Students: 310 (250) yen
Junior high students and younger: 130 (100) yen* ( ) indicates prices for groups of 20 or more
* Persons with proof of disability and one accompanying person are admitted free of charge.
* Shizuoka City residents, junior high students and younger, as well as Shizuoka Cityresidents over 70 are admitted free of charge.

ACCESS

Access by train
Take the JR Tokaido Line and get off at Yui Station. It is a
25-minute walk or 5-minute taxi ride from there.
Access by car
There are 21 parking spaces at the museum (Yui Honjin ParkParking)

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Exhibition hall

2Ieyasu and Tokaido ~How It was Depicted by Hiroshige~

In the New Years of 1601, Tokugawa Ieyasu set post towns as the top priority of “Go-kaido Road maintenance” andestablished the transportation system, which led to the beginning of modern-day “Tokaido.” As maintenance of theroads progressed, and circumstances for travel improved, a travel boom amongst common people emerged in thelate Edo era and long sellers with Tokaido as the theme such as Hiroshige’s Ukiyo-e, “Fifty-Three Stations of theTokaido” (Hoeido Edition) was published. The “Tokaido” became one of Hiroshige’s signature concepts and it is said
that he created more than 20 varieties of the “Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido” series during his lifetime.
This exhibition will pick up Gyosho Tokaido and Reisho Tokaido from Hiroshige’s “Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido”
and exhibit all pieces from Nihonbashi to Kyoto in separate sessions. How did Hiroshige depict the Tokaido which
was maintained and greatly developed by Ieyasu? Let’s look at scenes of the Tokaido by Hiroshige, along with stories
of Ieyasu that continue to be told in the post-towns of each region.

Part1: Fifty-three Stations of Tokaido (Gyosho Tokaido) 55 pieces
Published during 1841 and 1843 - this is a series of work called “Gyosho Tokaido” as the title iswritten in semi-cursive script (Gyosho script).

Part1:Utagawa Hiroshige
Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido“Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

Part1:Utagawa Hiroshige
Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido“Yoshida: Toyo River and Yoshida Bridge”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

Part1: Tokaido Road (Reisho Tokaido) 55 pieces
Published during 1849 and 1852 - this is a series of work called “Reisho Tokaido” as the title iswritten in Clerical script (Reisho script).

Part2:Utagawa Hiroshige
Tokaido Road
“Nihonbashi”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

Part2:Utagawa Hiroshige
Tokaido Road“Kuwana: Ferryboat at Shichiri Crossing”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

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3Ieyasu’ s Footsteps that Remain in Shizuoka

Exhibition room

Including the years that Ieyasu was a hostage of the Imagawa, Ieyasu spent 1/3 of his life in Shizuoka; therefore, there
are many historical sites related to Ieyasu in the area. This exhibition will introduce documents related to Ieyasu thatremain in temples and shrines of Shizuoka along with his footsteps.

Taiso Yoshitoshi (Tsukioka Yoshitoshi)
Mirror of wisdom and humanity of heroes of Japan“Tokugawa Ieyasu”
Collection of Shizuoka Prefecture Central Library

Kunozan Toshogu Shrine

Seikenji Temple

Shizuoka Sengen Shrine

Rinkoji Temple

Related Event
Lecture: Tokugawa Ieyasu and Sunpu
PRESENTER

Honda Takashige (Professor of the Shizuoka University)

DATEMarch 11 (Sat.) 13:30 ~ 15:00
ADMISSIONFree *museum entrance fee is required
REGISTRATION Applications accepted by telephone (054-375-4454)
or through our website.
Space are limited to the first 20 people(pre-registration recommended)

Gallery Talks by a Museum CuratorDATEFebruary 5 (Sun.) , March 12 (Sun.) 13:00 ~ 13:30

ADMISSIONFree *museum entrance fee is required*Language: Japanese*The maximum number of entries will be limited to 10 to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.
*Once we have reached the maxium number of entries, the event will be separated into numerous sessions.
*Please collect your entry ticket at the museum shop and meet at the entrance hall at the event start time.

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Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido “Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge”
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Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido “Yoshida: Toyo River and Yoshida Bridge”
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Tokaido Road “Nihonbashi”
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Tokaido Road “Kuwana: Ferryboat at Shichiri Crossing”
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Mirror of wisdom and humanity of heroes of Japan “Tokugawa Ieyasu”
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Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido “Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge”
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Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido “Yoshida: Toyo River and Yoshida Bridge”
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Tokaido Road “Nihonbashi”
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Tokaido Road “Kuwana: Ferryboat at Shichiri Crossing”
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Mirror of wisdom and humanity of heroes of Japan “Tokugawa Ieyasu”
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