#tokaido — Public Fediverse posts

I've been teaching myself Japanese woodblock printing - "mokuhanga" - for a bit now, so it might be interesting to post something of my attempts.

My current print is the 'Fuchū' vignette taken from panel 6 of #Hiroshige's 'harimaz-e' series, Pictures of the Fifty-three Stations of the #Tokaido (with slightly modified border proportions to fit the block size).

Nice and simple 🤨

First step: make a digital copy, separating each colour onto its own layer.

#mokuhanga #woodblockprinting #ukiyoe

Walking the Tōkaidō – Meiden Nagasawa to Okazaki

Back in 2022 I walked three sections of the Tōkaidō from Arimatsu to Atsuta Shrine, Toyohashi to Meiden Nagasawa, and also a small section between Kameyama and Seki, but the huge gap on the map between Meiden Nagasawa and Arimatsu was bothering me. So yesterday I boarded an early train, braved the morning rush hour, and headed east to continue the walk.

It’s interesting how guidebooks so often glorify these old routes as part of Japan’s charm, when half of yesterday’s walk was ugly and noisy. Yes, there were quiet temples and shrines, pine-lined avenues, and the occasional moment of solitude. And to be honest, that solitude — even the uncomfortable, slightly exposed kind you get when walking alongside trucks and factories — is part of why I enjoy these walks. It’s rare to move through a place at walking speed and feel completely anonymous, almost invisible, drifting through the edges of everyday life. Nobody notices you trudging along at the side of the road.

I saw few people. Well, there were people — but most were in cars or busy working with little time to say hello. At one point, for the love of God (!), I saw a high school girl cycling on the hard shoulder of National Route 1 while using her smartphone. I wanted to shout at her to get off the road but realised she was probably there because I was occupying the narrow bridge at the time, forcing her outwards — even though I was forcing nobody to do anything.

Eventually I chose to embrace the ugliness of the walk. Why not? There was nothing else to do, and honestly it has more value than the picture-postcard scenes in tourist guides. It’s real, everyday life in motion. And as usual for this time of year in Japan, the light was great.

I reached Okazaki and immediately jumped on a train home — I was on daughter pick-up duty and had to be back by 4:30 p.m. Okazaki will have to wait for another day, when I have the time to appreciate its rich history properly.

#aichi #japan #nagawasa #okazaki #tokaido #walking

Heute wurde weiter #Hakone erkundet. Es ging mit dem "Piratenschiff" über den #Ashi-See hin und her - mit Blick auf den Fuji und den Torii des Hakone-Schreins.
Es folgte die Besichtigung der Kontrollstation von Hakone auf dem alten #Tokaido-Handelsweg zwischen Tokio und Kyoto. Das Museum stellt Leben und Alltag an dem Kontrollpunkt zur Edo-Zeit nach, als er für die Regierung für die Sicherheit Edos von großer Bedeutung war.

Title: Rain in Nissaka (1942)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://exploreshizuoka.jp/en/inspirations/stories/best-picks/tokaido-highway-shimada-and-kanaya-juku/ #ShinHanga #Art #HasuiKawase #Showa #Autumn #Rain #Tokaido #Kakegawa #Shizuoka #Japan

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🚲 #TernHSD
📍 #Tokaido, #Japan
📸 @YokohamaRides (Twitter)
🎨 Unknown Artist

Petite partie de découverte de #Tokaido avec LaGrande (oui #TokaidoDuo aurait été plus adapté). C'est tout comme on me l'avait présenté : joli, accessible et atypique. La comptabilité des points se fait au fur et à mesure et permet de savoir où on en est...

Bon LaGrande s'est crue la banque du #Monopoly et a trusté tout le pognon. Et ça a payé : 2 repas ratés plus tard j'étais sur les dents et en peine pour mes souvenirs...
#j2s

Aujourd'hui, j'incrémente mon ancienneté à un nombre premier...

...et j'ai été gâté !

Bon, il paraît que certaines de mes chemises étaient (soi-disant) élimées (donc « non portables »)... Et donc avaient disparues. De même que mes « slips » (j'aime bien ce mot) troués... #JusquÀLaCorde

Et puis il y a quelques heures de jeu en prévision ! #CasualGamer #Tokaido #ExplodingKittens #J2S

🚲 #TernHSD
📍 #Tokaido, #Japan
📸 @YokohamaRides (Twitter)
🎨 Unknown Artist

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Dernier quart temps du WE Jeux - decision du groupe des survivants : #Tokaido . #figurines #J2S #Boardgames #Peinture #Minis les photos de groupe au depart et au finish 😙

45th station: Shōno (Travelers surprised by sudden rain), 庄野, #Shōno, from The Fifty-Three Stations of the #Tōkaidō (東海道五十三次, Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi), a series of #Ukiyoe (#Japanese #WoodcutPrints) by Utagawa #Hiroshige after his first travel along the Tōkaidō in 1832. Seen in the #Museum of #EastAsian #Art #Cologne.
#JapaneseArt #UtagawaHiroshige

Title: Tokaido, Shimada (1941)

Arist: Hasui Kawase

https://oi-river-trip.com/en/about/ #HasuiKawase #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #Summer #Tokaido #Shimada #Shizuoka #Japan

🚲 #TernHSD
📍 #Tokaido, #Japan
📸 @YokohamaRides (Twitter)
🎨 Unkown Artist

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Busy day for #BoardGames I played #Tokaido #Draftosaurus #Cahoots (twice), and #ThunderaroadVendetta (three times). Won at Tokaido, but lost everything else.

Update to post:

The game was enjoyed by all. In the end the youngest player won. Which was annoying because I thought I had it in the bag.
#BoardGames #Tokaido

Setting up for Sunday family boardgame. We haven't played this one yet.
#Boardgames #Tokaido #FamilyFun

my sequence on #hiroshige's #tokaido is OUT NOW! edo-period #japan meets 55 #ekphrastic #petrarchan #sonnets. purchase / info links via alexguentherpoetry.wordpress.com to etsy (best place to buy from), amazon, & apple books. DM about review copies! #poetry #poems #poem #japan #ukiyo-e #sonnet #sonnets

friends! friends of the #sonnet! just checking final PDF & EPUB versions of my sequence on #hiroshige's #tokaido. edo-period #japan meets 55 #ekphrastic #petrarchan #sonnets! coming in a few days via alexguentherpoetry.wordpress.com to etsy, amazon, & apple books. DM about review copies! #poem #poems #poetry

Oggi esce la prima puntata di una nuova rubrica di recensioni di giochi da tavolo belli ma non famosissimi su
@ilpost : si chiama Kamchatka e anche solo per questo sono felicissima 🤹‍♀️

Primo gioco testato: #Tokaido 👇

https://www.ilpost.it/2023/01/25/kamchatka-tokaido/

Periodic post seeking #BoardGame mastos on #BoardGameArena!

Currently playing a ton of these but up
for playing just about anything. Same username over there, always happy to make friends!

#TheCastlesOfBurgundy
#TicketToRide
#Takenoko
#Tokaido
#CantStop
#6nimmt
#Patchwork
#AFeastForOdin
#StoneAge
#Seasons
#Parks

Title: Cats Suggested as the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

#UtagawaKuniyoshi #Kuniyoshi #Ukiyoe #Tokaido #Cats #Caturday #Art

So, I thought I'd get in on one of these hastags doing the rounds.

#7boardgames #7juegosdemesa #boardgames

1. #WingSpan
2. #RallyMan
3. #7WondersDuel
4. #Tokaido
5. #CastlesOfBurgundy
6. #Viticulture
7. #Talisman (mostly for nostalgia)