Exploring Japanese Landmarks in Nishiki-e and Photographs

Mt. Tsukuba

A mountain consisting of two peaks located in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture. It is one of the 100 most famous mountains in Japan and has long been considered the "Mt. Fuji of the east." It is also the object of worship of Tsukubasan Shrine.

Nishiki-e and Paintings

諸国六十八景

常陸 筑波山

日本名勝図会

常陸桜川より筑波山を臨む

Photos

日本写真帖

筑波山

日本名勝旧蹟産業写真集 関東地方之部 新訂

霞ヶ浦より筑波山を望む

日本名勝風俗大写真帖

筑波登山ケーブルカー

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!