Collaboration with American art museum puts the works of Hokusai and Hiroshige in the Prussian blue spotlight.
woodblock prints
The tie-in cafe to a Hokusai exhibition at the Creative Museum Tokyo will feature a menu that pays homage to the beloved artist’s famous works.
These reimagined woodblock prints beautifully blend traditional culture and modern technology.
Uniqlo brings cultural cuteness to Edo animals T-shirt line with Japanese history’s greatest artists
Hokusai’s Great Wave has gone from woodblock to art sensation to a wooden art display piece.
This latest themed set of 20 colored pencils is inspired by the Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji series by master artisan Katsushika Hokusai.
Hokusai and other ukiyo-e masters of the Edo period are here to help your crotch look its best.
Passport holders in Japan now have a miniature gallery of the works of Hokusai, the country’s most famous traveling painter.
Japanese artist reimagines Marvel’s all-star cast, creating storm god Thanos, “Widow Ninja Black Spider” and “Chivalrous Ant Thief.”
Spending time with a world-famous printmaking craftsman while creating your own handmade souvenir is one of the best experiences you can have in Tokyo.




















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