Exploring Japanese Landmarks in Nishiki-e and Photographs

Icigaya Hachimangu Shrine

When Ota Dokan constructed Edo Castle, he enshrined Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura to Bancho, and established it as Kamegaoka Hachimangu Shrine, after that it was moved to Ichigaya and renamed. The shrine grounds were lively and featured impersonators and Japanese puppet shows.

Nishiki-e and Paintings

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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.

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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!