Masterpieces of Japanese Culture

“Amida Falls in the Depth of Kiso Road” by Katsushika Hokusai

 

 

 

 

Genre

Traditional Japanese Poetry

Haiku and Tanka 

Art

Paintings and Woodblock Prints (Ukiyo-e)

Traditional Craft

Pottery, Glass, and Metal…

Historic Spots

Shrines and Temples

Key Persons

Matsuo Basho (Haiku Poet)

Katsushika Hokusai (painter, woodblock maker)

Yosa Buson (Haiku poet, painter)

Utagawa Hiroshige (painter, woodblock maker)

Most Famous Artworks

Beauty Looking Back

Chinese Lions

The God of Wind and Thunder

Irises

The Great Wave Off Kanagawa

Kambara, the snow in the night

Selflessness

Merciful Mother Kannon​

Traditional Crafts

Arita/Imari ware

Kutani ware

Kiyomizu ware

Hagi ware

Edo-kiriko

Nambu Tekki castiron