Jump to main content
Exploring Japanese Landmarks in Nishiki-e and Photographs

Mt. Bandai

A volcano located in the northwestern part of Fukushima Prefecture. A volcanic explosion occurred in 1888 and the surrounding topography was drastically changed as rivers choked by rock avalanches formed lakes such as Lake Hibara, Lake Onogawa, and Lake Akimoto.

Nishiki-e and Paintings

磐梯山噴火の図

Photos

岩代國磐梯山燌火の景

猪苗代湖畔より磐梯山を望む

磐梯山

磐梯山

猪苗代湖畔より磐梯山を望む

猪苗代湖と磐梯の雄峰

The NDL Image Bank is a public-domain digital gallery of the National Diet Library, the national library in Japan. Our website has thousands of out-of-copyright Japanese artworks and images from our library’s extensive collection!

The NDL Gallery is online content that you can enjoy using the digitized materials of the National Diet Library. It also provides information on exhibitions in the National Diet Library.

Digital Exhibitiions logo

The NDL Digital Exhibitions features the NDL’s unique collections with explanations covering various themes such as nishiki-e, landscape photographs and historical materials. Discover your favorites!