Exploring Japanese Landmarks in Nishiki-e and Photographs

Kuma River

The Kuma River flows through the Hitoyoshi Basin in southern Kumamoto to the Yatsushiro Sea. One of Japan’s three great rapids.

Nishiki-e and Paintings

諸国六十八景

肥後 球麻川

Photos

鉄道旅行案内

人吉付近の球磨川

鉄道旅行案内

神瀬の岩屋

鉄道旅行案内

球磨川遥拝の瀬

日本名勝旧蹟産業写真集 中国・四国・九州地方之部 新訂

球磨川の急流

日本名勝風俗大写真帖

球磨川

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!