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2015.3.6

400th Anniversary ofthe Death of Tokugawa Ieyasu

Along the Tōkaidō:
Shizuoka’s Two Passes andSix Stations
March 31 (Tue.) – May 31 (Sun.)Part 1: March 31 (Tue.) – April 26 (Sun.)Part 2: April 28 (Tue.) – May 31 (Sun.)
Organizer: Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
Designated Manager: NPO Hexaproject
Cooperation: 400th Anniversary of the Death of Tokugawa Ieyasu
The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut Printing

OutlineThis year marks 400 years since the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu. To commemorate this special year, we areholding an exhibition with a Tōkaidō theme, the route which Ieyasu made improvements.
Utagawa Hiroshige, who frequently depicted famous sites, drew the Tōkaidō numerous times. Featured in thisexhibit are his Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (The Vertical Tōkaidō) and Fifty-three Stations of theTōkaidō (Tsutaya Edition). In conjunction with this, we are also displaying a rich variety of masterpieces that
depict the ‘Two Passes and Six Stations’ of the Tōkaidō within the city of Shizuoka. Why not head out on a tripalong the Tōkaidō as shown in these prints which are so evocative of the journey?

Hours 9:00 AM ‒ 5:00 PM (last admission 30 minutes before closing time)
Closed Mondays (if it falls on a holiday, then the following Tuesday)
Adults: 510 (410) yen / University / High School Students: 300 (240) yen / Junior high students and younger:120 (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 City residents over 70 are Admission admitted free of charge
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 Park Parking)■From Osaka, Nagoya area
Exit the Tomei Expressway at the Shimizu IC and it is 20-minutesby Route 1 from there.
■From Tokyo, Yokohama area
Exit the Tomei Expressway at the Fuji IC and it is 25-minutesby Route 1 from there.

Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
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Exhibition Highlights❶Feel Like an Edo Traveller
The Vertical Tōkaidō and the Tsutaya Edition both show the Edoperiod post-station towns and the surrounding landscapes in living
detail, showing how travellers back in those days would journey on
their own feet, or in litters or boats. We hope you will be able to geta sense of what it was like to travel the Tōkaidō vicariously throughthese prints.

❷Nothing but Fuji! Shizuoka’s Scenery
When you think of Shizuoka, you think of Mt. Fuji. You can get views of themountain from several famous sites in Shizuoka, starting with Miho-noMatsubara in Ejiri, as well as Satta Pass in Yui. The prints also feature Shizuoka
green tea, Abekawa rice cakes, tororo soup, and other famous products fromalong the highway that remain unchanged to this day.
Top image: work exhibited in Part 2Utagawa Hiroshige

Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō “Yoshiwara”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
Bottom image: work exhibited in Part 1

Utagawa Hiroshige

Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji “The Pine Forest of Miho in Suruga Province”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

Related Event 1 / Ukiyo-e Demonstrations & Workshops
Demonstrations and workshops by The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut Printing whocontinue the Edo-period techniques of woodcut printing. All ages are welcome to participate.

Presenter: The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut Printing
When: May 3 (Sun.); Morning / 11:00 - 12:30, Afternoon / 14:00 - 15:30
Cost: Free *museum entrance fee is required
Registration: Applications accepted by telephone (054-375-4454) or through our website.
Printing workshop spaces are limited to the first 15 people (pre-registration recommended).
Registration will close once all spaces are filled.

Related Event 2 / Gallery Talks by a Museum Curator
Part 1 “Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations” April 12 (Sun.) 13:00 - 13:30
Part 2 “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō” May 10 (Sun.) 13:00 - 13:30
Cost: Free *museum entrance fee is required
Language: JapaneseMeeting place is the entrance hall of the museum. No pre-registration needed; unlimited enrollment

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Utagawa Hiroshige
Part 1 / Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (The Vertical Tōkaidō)
Hiroshige was 59 when he started work on this series. Its vertical orientation has led to the nickname ‘The
Vertical Tōkaidō’. There are many dynamic compositions looking down diagonally from above in this, the last
Tōkaidō series that Hiroshige created.

Part 2 / Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tsutaya Edition)
This series was created by Hiroshige when he was in his early fifties. Its nickname is Tsutaya Edition as it was
published by Tsutaya Kichizō. While the prints are small, they depict the towns and people clearly, showing
what it was like to travel in those days.
Left image: work exhibited in Part 1
Utagawa Hiroshige / Famous Sights of the Fifty-three
Stations “Yui: The Frightful Satta Pass”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
Satta Pass, between the post-station towns of Yui and Okitsu, was one of
the toughest stretches of the Tōkaidō, but it was, however, famous for its
beautiful views of Mt. Fuji.

Right image: work exhibited in Part 2
Utagawa Hiroshige
Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road “Kanbara”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
The Fuji River, flowing between the post-station towns of Yoshiwara andKanbara, was known as the fastest stream along the Tōkaidō, and as there
were no bridges, travellers had to use boats to cross.

Masterpieces of ‘Two Passes and Six Stations’‘Two Passes and Six Stations’ is the general term referring to the six post-station
towns of Kanbara, Yui, Okitsu, Ejiri, Fuchū, and Mariko that lie within what is now thecity of Shizuoka, as well as the two passes of the Satta Pass between Yui and Okitsu
and the Utsunoya Pass between Mariko and Okabe, both of which were known asdifficult stretches of the journey.
Work exhibited in Part 2
Utagawa Hiroshige / Fifty-three Stations “Yui”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

Artwork*Changes may be made to the exhibit and its displayed works.

Main Exhibit RoomPart 1

Utagawa Hiroshige

Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (The Vertical Tōkaidō) [55 works]

Part 2

Utagawa Hiroshige

Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tsutaya Edition) [54 works]

Small Exhibit Room / Masterpieces of ‘Two Passes and Six Stations’Part 1 [Total of 19 works]

Part 2 [Total of 19 works]

Utagawa Hiroshige
Utagawa Toyokuni III

Fifty-three Stations by Two Brushes [7 works]

Utagawa Hiroshige
Utagawa Toyokuni III
Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road [7 works]

Utagawa Toyokuni III

Actors at the Fifty-three Stations

Utagawa Hiroshige

Fifty-three Stations [7 works]

Utagawa Hiroshige

Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (horizontal) [2 works]

Utagawa Hiroshige

Cutout Pictures of the Tōkaidō Road [2 works]

Utagawa Hiroshige

Famous Places of Our Countryof the Tōkaidō Road [3 works]
Utagawa Hiroshige
Utagawa Hiroshige
Utagawa Hiroshige

Kyōka Tōkaidō [7 works]
Famous Places of Our Country“Mount Fuji from Satta”
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (vertical)“The Pine Forest of Miho in Suruga Province”“Ferry Boats on the Fuji River in Suruga Province”

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About the Museum￥

Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art is the first art museum in Japan to focus on the works of Edo
Ukiyo-e Artist, Utagawa Hiroshige. There are approximately 1400 landscape woodblock prints and other works
within the Hiroshige collection, including Hiroshige’s masterpieces Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (TōkaidōHoeidō Edition) and One Hundred Famous Views of Edo.
We aim to promote a new culture of Ukiyo-e through curated exhibitions connecting Ukiyo-e with contemporaryworks. Visitors can enjoy the magnificence of internationally loved Ukiyo-e works from Edo to the present.

About Hiroshige
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) Ukiyo-e artist
He became a pupil of Toyohiro Utagawa when he was about 15 years old. His work Fifty Three Station of theTōkaidō (Tōkaidō Hoeidō Edition) caused a great sensation, after that he continued to create Ukiyo-e prints about
the Tōkaidō and the landscape of Edo and became famous as landscape artist. While he was working on what isconsidered his late-life masterpiece, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Hiroshige fell ill and passed away at theage of 62. Hiroshige's bold composition and lyrical style is loved by all and his works continue to influence artists
all over the world.
Utagawa Toyokuni Ⅲ / Memorial Portrait of Utagawa Hiroshige
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

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Utagawa Hiroshige

Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations “Yui: The Frightful Satta Pass”

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Utagawa Hiroshige

Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road “Kanbara” Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

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Utagawa Hiroshige

Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji “The Pine Forest of Miho in Suruga Province”

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Utagawa Hiroshige

Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

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Along the Tōkaidō:
Shizuoka’s Two Passes and Six Stations

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