Commemorating a Decade:

Hokusai and Hiroshige—Two Maestros, Two Visions of Mount Fuji

The Sumida Hokusai Museum (Sumida City, Tokyo) will hold the 10th anniversary exhibition, 

"Hokusai and Hiroshige—Two Maestros, Two Visions of Mount Fuji"

from June 23, 2026 (TUE) to August 30, 2026 (SUN).

Bold compositions filled with dynamic depictions and fantastic ideas: Katsushika Hokusai has given the world unforgettable masterpieces. Utagawa Hiroshige, seeking with his gentle brushwork to create landscape paintings presenting realistic meisho-e (pictures of famous places), produced masterpieces that are also enduringly memorable. Hokusai made the landscape, including pictures of famous places, a major ukiyo-e genre. Hiroshige sustained its popularity for many years, enjoying widespread acclaim. Despite their 37-year age difference, these artists are often viewed as rivals. In this exhibition, which commemorates the first decade since our museum opened, we focus on presenting works from Mount Fuji series by both these maestros, whose work exemplifies meisho-e. Carefully comparing them, in terms, for example, of differences in expressive technique or sources of influences, we highlight each artist’s individuality. The exhibition includes Hokusai’s famous Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series, being displayed in full during the 1st and 2nd term for the first time in four years, Hiroshige’s entire Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series, and his second Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series as well. Through them, you are invited to encounter the creative domains that Hokusai and Hiroshige sought.

【Exhibition Information】

●Visitors may enter all other exhibitions (Education Room — Discover Hokusai and Exhibition Plus) on the day of their visit.

●Identification card is necessary to purchase tickets at a discount rate.

●Visitors with disability certificate and one accompanying person may enter at the discounted rate for visitors with disabilities.

●For the latest information about ticket sales (sales start date of same-day/online ticket, how to purchase, discounts, group visits) and the event information, please see our official website.

【Online Tickets are available】

Online tickets make it unnecessary for you to wait in line for entering the museum on the day you visit. Tickets are available at the following link.
https://art-ap.passes.jp/user/e/hokusaihiroshige/