Futtsu City, Chiba Prefecture
To heal citizens who are tired from the lack of freedom due to the pandemic

The “MOA Museum of Art Exhibition Utagawa Hiroshige Exhibition” was held from May 22 – June 20, at the Nokogiriyama Museum of Art in Futtsu City, Chiba Prefecture, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Nokogiriyama Museum of Art’s opening. Forty-one of the “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō” were exhibited. Many citizens enjoyed the detailed depictions of nature and weather, and the ukiyo-e prints depicting travelers on the road.
A total of 55 works depicting “Nihonbashi” in Edo (Tokyo), the departure point of the Tōkaidō, 53 post stations, and Kyoto, the arrival point, was exhibited. “Hakone / Lake Map” featuring steep mountains, “Goyu / Tabito Meonna” that humorously depicts the bargaining of the inn, and “Shono” where travelers go in heavy rain・ Shono ・ (Hakuu), a diary of the visit to Ise (Nokogiriyama Museum of Art collection) during the Edo period, multicolored woodblock (reprint, Tateyama City Museum collection) were also exhibited.
A visitor from the city said, “Since the postponement of this exhibition by the COVID-19 pandemic last year, I have been looking forward to this event. It was good to see the famous works locally.” “The appearance of the traveler is lively. It made me feel like I was traveling, too.”

A visitor from the city said, “Since the postponement of this exhibition by the COVID-19 pandemic last year, I have been looking forward to this event. It was good to see the famous works locally.” “The appearance of the traveler is lively. It made me feel like I was traveling, too.”

At a nearby commercial facility, a “Flower Experience” workshop was held in conjunction with the exhibition. Visitors stopped and chose a single flower and arranged it in a handmade vase and enjoyed the beauty of nature to their heart’s content.