Exploring Japanese Landmarks in Nishiki-e and Photographs

Tatsukushi

The coast along the southwestern part of Kochi Prefecture. The soft rock surface formed by hardened sand and mud has been eroded by violent waves and wind, forming a unique topography. There are many strange rocks with names such as "Otake Kotake (big and small bamboo)" and "Ranma-ishi (transom rocks)".

Nishiki-e and Paintings

諸国六十八景

土佐 龍串

Photos

日本写真帖

龍串

日本名勝旧蹟産業写真集 中国・四国・九州地方之部 新訂

龍串の奇勝

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!