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A day of spring tide is ideal for gathering shellfish

TORIYAMA Sekien’s Illustrated Night Parade of the Demon Horde

Kannazuki (October)

Climbing Mount Fuji and Fujizuka

Cherry blossoms in Kyoto depicted in nishiki-e

The Tokyo nightscape as seen in the Kosenga of Inoue Yasuji’s Tokyo meisho

The captivating charm of yumejishiki

Yukata: Edo Chic

Kisaragi (February)

Gogatsu ningyo (May dolls) and Tango no Sekku (Boys’ Festival)

Uke-e good luck charms

Kimodameshi (Test of Courage): Hyaku-monogatari (world of a hundred tales)

Fireworks and Sumida River Opening

Asagao (Morning Glory) Boom in Edo and Meiji Periods and Books

Shiwasu (December)

The Relationship Between People and Birds in the Edo Period

Setsubun and Jakibarai (Warding off evil spirits)

Cedar and the Japanese

The Botan flower, the flower of wealth

Hina-ichi (Hina doll Market) and Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival)

Bridges in Art: Meikyo (Famous Bridges), Kikyo (Unusual Bridges) and Kokyo (Historic Bridges)

Shimotsuki (November)

Hanami (cherry blossom viewing) and Enkai (parties)

Everything is a hina doll

The Introduction and Boom of Kingyo (Goldfish)

The Gion Matsuri - 1,000 years and more of warding off evil spirits

Sosaku-hanga (creative prints) and Shin-hanga (new prints)

Sakura Mochi in Kanto and Kansai

Fumizuki (July)

Hazuki (August)

New Year's Greeting -New Year's Hikifuda-

Imasugata: The old and the new during the late Meiji era

Little Signs of Autumn

Stylish Edokko (Edo citizens) surviving the summer

Mushroom Hunting and Matsutake

Nagatsuki (September）

Mutsuki (January)