Shigitatsu-an
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Shigitatsu-an is a haikai dojo in Ōiso, Kanagawa, Japan, where people learn haiku poetry from the master there or from each other. It is one of the three important such dojo, the other two being Rakus
The entrance to Shigitatsu-an, Ōiso, Japan
Hiroshige
A stele erected by the town of Oiso, Kanagawa: "Shōnan" was first used in 1664, when Shigitatu-an was established by Sōsetsu.
Inside view
Tōkaidō (road)
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The Tōkaidō road, which roughly means "eastern sea route," was the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period in Japan, connecting Kyoto to the de facto capital of Japan at Edo. Unlike the in
Tōkaidō, photographed by Felice Beato in 1865.
Nissaka-shuku, the 25th station on the Tōkaidō, as illustrated by the ukiyo-e master Hiroshige. This print is from the first (Hoeiko) edition of The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō.
Nissaka Station, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui . Collection Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art (2005.25.7.26) Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
Goyu Pine Tree Avenue with sidewalk.(w:ja:御油の松並木)