THE HOKUSAI ―Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji and A Long-Lost Picture Scroll

Exhibition Concept

Hokusai’s Greatest Masterpieces Are Here!
This exhibition focuses on two masterpieces in the Sumida Hokusai Museum collection, Hokusai’s Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series and the long-lost Scenery on Both Banks of the Sumida River picture scroll, whose rediscovery, after a century, when our museum opened caused a sensation. They are part of about a hundred widely admired works by Hokusai on display. This exhibition’s wealth of delights also includes two remarkable sights, both being exhibited for the first time: three different versions of Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: Rainstorm Beneath the Summit displayed side by side and a brazier made from the woodblocks for Hawk and Cherry Blossoms and other prints. We hope that, through the wealth of Hokusai masterpieces on display, you will enjoy experiencing Japan’s beauty throughout the four seasons, famous places on the Sumida River, famed as sightseeing destinations since the Edo period, and Hokusai’s peerless brushwork and creative power.

Exhibition Highlights

Highlight 1

Hokusai’s nishiki-e print Hawk and Cherry Blossoms is on display together with a unique brazier made from four woodblocks, including one for that particular print.​

Highlight 2

Three major color woodblock print series by Hokusai are showcased, namely Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, A Tour of the Waterfalls in Various Provinces and Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces.

◆ Under the Wave off Kanagawa, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (2 Term)

◆ Comparison of examples in different states of printing plus a variation of Rainstorm Beneath the Summit from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (1 Term)


◆ Amidagataki Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kiso Road, from the series A Tour of the Waterfalls in Various Provinces (no.6, 1 Term)
◆ The Suspension Bridge on the Border of Hida and Etchū Provinces, from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces (no.7, 2 Term)

Highlight 3

The Scenery on Both Banks of the Sumida River, a picture scroll of almost seven meters in length, will be on display throughout the exhibition.

List of Works

List of Works「THE HOKUSAI ―Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji and A Long-Lost Picture Scroll」

Admission Fees

• Not available for advance tickets and group discounts.
• Junior high, high school, and university students (including technical college, vocational school, and special training college students) will be requested to show student ID.
• Adults 65 and over will be requested to show a document verifying age.
• Persons with a certificate such as the following plus one accompanying person are admitted discount of charge: physical disability, intellectual disability, rehabilitation, mentally handicapped health and welfare, atomic bomb victim health notebook, etc. (Please show your certificate at time of admission.)
• Use of these tickets is limited to the day on which the exhibition is visited and allow you to see AURORA (Permanent Exhibition Room), too.

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