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Title: Remains of the Checkpoint at Shitomae (1956)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260202_08/ #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #Showa #KasamatsuShiro #Winter #Snow #Moon #FullMoon #Japan

A full moon shines down out of a starless night sky, illuminating a pair of rustic wooden buildings standing near a tall wiry pine tree. In the foreground, the stumps of a few dozen wooden posts poke up through the snow, all that remains of some lost structure. Beyond, the pine tree dominates the center of the image, its branches heavy with snow. A figure carrying a bucket is approaching the nearest building; warm lights shine in the windows of the second building further on. A layer of fresh snow covers everything.

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@atomicker@mstdn.ca · last week

Title: Remains of the Checkpoint at Shitomae (1956)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260202_08/ #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #Showa #KasamatsuShiro #Winter #Snow #Moon #FullMoon #Japan

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@atomicker@mstdn.ca · 4 weeks ago

Title: Tennoji Temple, Osaka (1927)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://www.japan-experience.com/all-about-japan/osaka/temples-and-shrines-in-japan/shitennoji-temple-tennoji-osaka #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Winter #Snow #ShitennojiTemple #Osaka #Japan

A solitary figure visits Osaka's Shitennoji Temple on a dark winter night, pausing in the deserted courtyard. Footprints in the fresh snow reveal the figure's interrupted progress; the bamboo umbrella the figure holds hides their head. Beyond, the nearby temple buildings are deserted and closed up, while further on, taller buildings and the five-story pagoda are shadowy, details obscured by the dim light. Snow falls across the scene.

Shitennoji Temple in Osaka: the first temple in Japan

Shitennoji Temple: read a guide to Shitennoji Temple in Tennoji, Osaka, the oldest state temple in Japan founded by Prince Shotoku in 593.

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@atomicker@mstdn.ca · 4 weeks ago

Title: Tennoji Temple, Osaka (1927)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://www.japan-experience.com/all-about-japan/osaka/temples-and-shrines-in-japan/shitennoji-temple-tennoji-osaka #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Winter #Snow #ShitennojiTemple #Osaka #Japan

Shitennoji Temple in Osaka: the first temple in Japan

Shitennoji Temple: read a guide to Shitennoji Temple in Tennoji, Osaka, the oldest state temple in Japan founded by Prince Shotoku in 593.

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last month

With Japan’s traditional coffee shops that flourished in the 1980s disappearing amid specialty stores, global chains and aging owners with no successor, a younger generation in love with the older era is stepping up. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/japan/society/japan-kissaten-young-owners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #cafes #socialmedia #instagram #coffee #showa

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@atomicker@mstdn.ca · last month

Title: Snow at Matsushima (1954)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

https://www.tohokukanko.jp/en/attractions/detail_1289.html #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #KasamatsuShiro #Showa #Winter #Snow #Godaido #MatsushimaBay #Matsushima #Miyagi #Japan

A winter sunset at Godaido Temple, on the shores of Matsushima Bay. In the foreground, a trio of small wooden boats are tied up close together. Beyond, the small Godaido Temple stands on its own tiny island: surrounded by trees, accessed from the mainland via a short wooden bridge, the temple appears dark and deserted. Further on, a scattered handful of other treed and rocky islands populate Matsushima Bay; a lone pilot steers a small boat from right to left. Above, the sunset has turned the sky shades of coral and pink. The trees, temple and boats are covered with a layer of fresh snow.

The official tourism website of Tohoku, Japan “TRAVEL TO TOHOKU“

Godaido Temple｜Search Destinations in Tohoku | TRAVEL TO TOHOKU - The official tourism website of Tohoku, Japan

Perched on a small island jutting out into Matsushima Bay with a vermilion-lacquered bridge connecting it to the mainland, Godaido Temple is the traditional symbol of Matsushima and a scenic location from which to view the bay.The small te…

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@atomicker@mstdn.ca · last month

Title: Snow at Matsushima (1954)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

https://www.tohokukanko.jp/en/attractions/detail_1289.html #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #KasamatsuShiro #Showa #Winter #Snow #Godaido #MatsushimaBay #Matsushima #Miyagi #Japan

The official tourism website of Tohoku, Japan “TRAVEL TO TOHOKU“

Godaido Temple｜Search Destinations in Tohoku | TRAVEL TO TOHOKU - The official tourism website of Tohoku, Japan

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@atomicker@mstdn.ca · 2 months ago

Title: Ojiya, Echigo (1941)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/echigo-province/ #ShinHanga #Art #HasuiKawase #Showa #Winter #Niigata #Japan

Late afternoon on a street in Ojiya, Niigata, in winter. In the foreground, a path has been shoveled in the deep snow; to the left and right, tall snowbanks are piled up high, obscuring the ground floor levels of houses lined up along the street. Up ahead, a pair of figures, a child and a parent, are turning the corner. Above, the sky is blue and pale, while the sun gives clouds on the horizon a coral pink tint.

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

“What I love is the way life back (during the Heisei Era) seemed full of energy — almost to excess. It was messy, blingy, over the top. It carried this feeling of: ‘I’m doing things my way. Got a problem with that?’” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/06/lifestyle/heisei-retro-gen-z-fashion-cafe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #heisei #showa #cafes #japanesefashion

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@pixeltracker@sigmoid.social · 3 months ago

I just got a new #Japanese #WoodblockPrint, and even though it’s small, it’s absolutely beautiful. I love its contrastive colors 😍

I don’t know its full background, but from the style I’d guess it’s a #SōsakuHanga piece, probably from the #Shōwa era.

#Japan #ukiyoe

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@atomicker@mstdn.ca · 3 months ago

Title: Moonlit Night (1958)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

https://espunisinjapan.com/en/curiosities/did-you-know/black-cats-symbol-of-good-luck/ #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #KasamatsuShiro #Showa #Autumn #Moon #BlackCat #HappyHalloween #Japan

An evening view down a shadowy, narrow path: on our left, the trail is bordered by a line of tall trees, while a healthy trimmed hedge forms a wall on our right. At the far end of the path, a little black cat pauses in a pool of moonlight, her eyes glowing in the dark as she glances in our direction.

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@atomicker@mstdn.ca · 3 months ago

Title: Moonlit Night (1958)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

https://espunisinjapan.com/en/curiosities/did-you-know/black-cats-symbol-of-good-luck/ #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #KasamatsuShiro #Showa #Autumn #Moon #BlackCat #HappyHalloween #Japan

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@atomicker@mstdn.ca · 4 months ago

Title: Yama Temple, Sendai (1933)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://www.japan.travel/en/ca/news/experience-the-breathtaking-allure-of-autumn-in-sendai-the-city-of-trees/ #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #Autumn #HasuiKawase #Sendai #Japan

Autumn rain falls on a quiet mountain temple. On our left stands a temple building, the open front door revealing shadows within; just past and on the right is a bell tower, shuttered against the elements. A tree, its branches carrying a thinning batch of orange leaves, reaches out over the puddles forming in the uneven courtyard; just beyond the temple are the shadows of more trees. Above, the sky is slate-gray and overcast, and rain continues falling steadily across the scene. The space seems deserted and still, with no humans visible.

atomicker

@atomicker@mstdn.ca · 4 months ago

Title: Yama Temple, Sendai (1933)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://www.japan.travel/en/ca/news/experience-the-breathtaking-allure-of-autumn-in-sendai-the-city-of-trees/ #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #Autumn #HasuiKawase #Sendai #Japan

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@atomicker@mstdn.ca · 4 months ago

Title: Kawanishi Village, Tochigi Prefecture (1947)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://www.visit-tochigi.com/seasons-in-tochigi/autumn/ #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Autumn #Tochigi #Japan

A bright autumn afternoon in Tochigi Prefecture. In the foreground, a watermill stands at the edge of a stone-reinforced embankment bordering a stream. At the end of a narrow stone walkway extending into the water, a female figure crouches low, washing something in a bucket. Just beyond, leaves of tall trees are turning yellow and orange with the season; further on, a group of houses block the horizon. Above, a few white clouds cross a blue sky.

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@atomicker@mstdn.ca · 4 months ago

Title: Kawanishi Village, Tochigi Prefecture (1947)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://www.visit-tochigi.com/seasons-in-tochigi/autumn/ #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Autumn #Tochigi #Japan

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@atomicker@mstdn.ca · 4 months ago

Title: Fujiyama (1988)

Artist: Clifton Karhu

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251017_03/ #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #Showa #CliftonKarhu #Autumn #MtFuji #Fuji #MountFuji #Japan #Mood

In the foreground, the modern buildings of Fuji City seem tiny and insignificant, dwarfed by the blocky shape of a towering Mount Fuji rising just beyond. The landscape is gray and still, while the sky at the horizon is an ominous deep red bleeding away into darkness above.

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@atomicker@mstdn.ca · 4 months ago

Title: Fujiyama (1988)

Artist: Clifton Karhu

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251017_03/ #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #Showa #CliftonKarhu #Autumn #MtFuji #Fuji #MountFuji #Japan #Mood

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@atomicker@mstdn.ca · 4 months ago

Title: Mount Fuji From Ohito, Autumn (1962)

Artist: Toshi Yoshida

https://www.explore-izu.com/destinations/izunokuni/ #ToshiYoshida #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #Autumn #MtFuji #MountFuji #Ohito #Izunokuni #Shizuoka #Japan

An autumn afternoon in rural Japan. In the foreground, the crops have been harvested and the fields are flat and gold-coloured, with a few farmhouses scattered over the plain. Just beyond, a river draws a thin blue line between the farms and foothills covered in trees turning gold, orange and brown with the season. Further on, Mount Fuji rises above the foothills, details of the mountain's base lost in bluish haze, its snowy peak standing out cold and white against the warm gold and orange hues of the sky.

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@atomicker@mstdn.ca · 4 months ago

Title: Mount Fuji From Ohito, Autumn (1962)

Artist: Toshi Yoshida

https://www.explore-izu.com/destinations/izunokuni/ #ToshiYoshida #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #Autumn #MtFuji #MountFuji #Ohito #Izunokuni #Shizuoka #Japan