Exploring Japanese Landmarks in Nishiki-e and Photographs

Nikko

Located in the northwestern area of Tochigi Prefecture, the town bustled as the gate town of Toshogu Shrine during the Edo period. Since the Meiji period, the area has been known abroad as a scenic spot, attracting foreigners to Toshogu Shrine, Lake Chuzenji, and Yumoto Onsen Hot Springs.

Nishiki-e and Paintings

六十余州名所図会　下野　日光山裏見ノ滝

諸国名所百景　日光霧降の滝

諸国六十八景

葛飾北斎喜多川歌麿画帖

日光田母澤小林氏別業全圖

日本名勝図会

川瀬巴水版画集 1

Photos

[日本勝景写真帖]

日本百景上 2版

日本之名勝

日本名勝写真図譜略説

日本風景風俗写真帖

日本写真帖

写真遊覧

日本名勝旧蹟産業写真集関東地方之部新訂

Other Materials

Landmarks around Nikko

Toshogu Shrine　Kegon Falls　Shiobara　Ashio Copper Mine　Ashikaga Gakko　Mt. Tsukuba　Shirakawa　Takasaki　Tsurugajo Castle　Aizu Wakamatsu

About This Site

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.

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!