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Media in category "Images of Japan" The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total.
100 Landscapes of Japan (Shōwa era) The 100 Landscapes of Japan (日本百景) is a list of famous scenic sites in Japan. The 100 Landscapes or Views were selected alongside further sets of 8 Views and 25 Winning Sites in 1927, a year after Hirohito became Emperor. The selection was intended to "reflect the new taste of the new era ".
Japan accepted the UNESCO World Heritage Convention on 30 June 1992. [1] As of July 2021, twenty-five properties have been inscribed on the World Heritage List: twenty cultural sites and five natural sites. [1] A further five sites and one site extension have been submitted for future inscription and are currently on the Tentative List as of 2017. [1]
Media in category "Featured pictures of Japan". The following 52 files are in this category, out of 52 total. Asahi Breweries headquarters building with the Asahi Flame and Skytree at blue hour with full moon, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg 4,735 × 3,788; 5.21 MB. Ase o fuku onna2.jpg 6,079 × 9,236; 44.7 MB.
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji ( Japanese: 富嶽三十六景, Hepburn: Fugaku Sanjūrokkei) is a series of landscape prints by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai (1760–1849). The series depicts Mount Fuji from different locations and in various seasons and weather conditions. The immediate success of the publication led to another ten prints being added to the series.
Photography in Japan The history of photography in Japan begins in the 19th century and has continued to be a prominent art form into the present era. [1]
The Great Wave off Kanagawa ( Japanese: 神奈川沖浪裏, Hepburn: Kanagawa-oki Nami Ura, lit. 'Under the Wave off Kanagawa') [a] is a woodblock print by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai, created in late 1831 during the Edo period of Japanese history. The print depicts three boats moving through a storm-tossed sea, with a large, cresting wave forming a spiral in the centre and Mount Fuji ...
The Three Views of Japan (日本三景, Nihon Sankei) is the canonical list of Japan 's three most celebrated scenic sights, attributed to 1643 and scholar Hayashi Gahō. [1] In 1915, modeled on the old Three Views of Japan, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha (株式会社実業之日本社) held a national election to determine a list of New Three Views of ...