Hokusai: A Riverside Stroll through Edo

Take a walk in the vibrant city of Edo (present-day Tokyo) at the beginning of the 19th century, with the artist Hokusai as your guide. Fumiko Kobayashi is a Professor of Japanese Literature at Hosei University. Katsushika Hokusai, “Ehon Sumidagawa ryōgan ichiran” (“Both Banks of the Sumida River at a Glance”), Freer Gallery of Art. Kuwagata Keisai, “Edo chōkan zu” (“A Bird’s-Eye View of Edo”), Hosei University Research Center for Edo-Tokyo Studies.