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Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan, has a gentler topography, and climate ideal for flower growing. This view, centred on the ornamental arch, provides a wealth of colour, from the lavender fields to the brightly sunlit patchwork landscape beyond.
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An Epoch puzzle: 3000 pieces; 102 x 73 cm (40" x 29")
Code: E21509 (21-509 on box)
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A dazzling display of tulips in this park in Tonami (Toyama Prefecture) — and more interest is provided by the five huge waterwheels, the largest 5.5 m in diameter.
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Famous as the best-preserved example of Japanese castle building, the historical origins of Himeji castle are said to date back to the building of a fort in 1333. From a supposed resemblance to the outstretched wings of a bird, it is also known as "White Heron Castle." Birdlike or not, here it is nicely offset by the banks of azaleas in the foreground.
Himeji Castle website (includes English version)
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Code: E21507 (21-507 on box)
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A dazzling display of tulips in this park in Tonami (Toyama Prefecture) — and more interest is provided by the five huge waterwheels, the largest 5.5 m in diameter.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: BM71833 (M71-833 on box)
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The lake across which we see Mount Fuji is fringed with a wide expanse of the low-growing shibazakura, or moss phlox, a common garden plant in Japan.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 72 x 49 cm (28" x 19")
Code: B71370 (71-370 on box)
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Originally built in 1029, this temple stands on a steep mountainside to the west of the city of Kyoto. These globular trimmed azaleas are a common feature of Japanese gardens - and this is a splendid example of a Japanese wall, too.
(Read my page on walls.)
What does the name mean?
Born in Kyoto in 1941, Mizuno Katsuhiko earned a degree in literature from Doshisha University in 1964. Since 1969 he has worked as a freelance photographer, in a lifelong quest to capture the essence of Japanese tradition in his native city, and resulting in publication of some one hundred books of his photographs.
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An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: A10336 (1000-336 on box)
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Mashûko - or Lake Mashu if you prefer - is a deep (140 m) caldera lake, with some of the clearest water in the world. What most of the guide books fail to mention is that this beautiful view is rather rare; when I went there, we saw nothing but thick cloud, above, below, and all around.
The wild orange lilies in the foreground are a common feature of the Japanese summer landscape.
(From the Epoch "Power Spot" collection)
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11364 (11-364 on box)
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This scenic line, right in the middle of Hokkaido, extends from Asahikawa through Biei to Furano, and the area is famous for its varied colourful fields of flowers. Here a diesel multiple unit passes a sea of golden sunflowers...
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Code: E11344 (11-344 on box)
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This tourist train ambles through the lavender fields of Hokkaido, its speed kept deliberately low. The name is a meld of noro-noro ("dawdling") and torokko, meaning a simple open-top wagon; the nameplate is written in deliberately imitative characters, so it looks rather like "Joyo" — but this probably doesn't mean anything!
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Code: E11337 (11-337 on box)
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A boatman emerges against the setting sun under the arch of this iconic bridge, seen through the cherry trees planted on the river bank. The print was made in 1947.
The bridge consists of five wooden arches: at the time it was originally built (1673), wheeled transport was almost unknown in Japan, and there was therefore no need of a level roadway. It seems unlikely that this design would have been used in Europe at that time.
Watase Hasui (1883-1957) was one of the major artists involved in the revival of woodblock printing in the early twentieth century. He brings a fresh subtlety of expression to this traditional craft.
Apart from a brief period in Shiobara, northern Tochigi, he appears to have lived his whole life in Tokyo, but specialised in landcapes, drawn from his travels across Japan.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 49 x 72 cm (19" x 28")
Code: B61297 (61-297 on box)
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Murdered by the lover of his unfaithful wife, Kohada Koheiji seeks revenge by returning as a ghost in truly ghoulish form...
The artist Katsushika Hokusai is best known for his series of 36 views of Mount Fuji, in the bold and simple style of the Ukiyo-e (or "floating world") style. He changed his name several times, so this is only the best-known of his brush names; as is the tradition, Hokusai is his given name (a fact that has plainly confused at least one art reference book).
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A Tenyo puzzle: 1000 pieces; 30 x 42 cm (12" x 17")
Code: TW10808 (TW-1000-808 on box)
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One of the traditional "Three sights of Japan", the picturesque Matsushima bay contains innumerable small islands. These two are called Futago-shima, or "The twins," and Hasui silhouettes them against the rising moon, for a dramatic composition.
Watase Hasui (1883-1957) was one of the major artists involved in the revival of woodblock printing in the early twentieth century. He brings a fresh subtlety of expression to this traditional craft.
Apart from a brief period in Shiobara, northern Tochigi, he appears to have lived his whole life in Tokyo, but specialised in landcapes, drawn from his travels across Japan.
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Code: B61295 (61-295 on box)
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In the story of Sara-yashiki (lit. "Plate-mansion") the ghost of O-kiku appears from a well, with her body in the form of a stack of plates...
The artist Katsushika Hokusai is best known for his series of 36 views of Mount Fuji, in the bold and simple style of the Ukiyo-e (or "floating world") style. He changed his name several times, so this is only the best-known of his brush names; as is the tradition, Hokusai is his given name (a fact that has plainly confused at least one art reference book).
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A Tenyo puzzle: 1000 pieces; 30 x 42 cm (12" x 17")
Code: TW10807 (TW-1000-807 on box)
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One of a number of prints made by Utamaro to portray everyday amusement in 18th century Japan - this woman has a toy known as a biidoro (from the Portuguese vidro, glass) which makes a popping sound.
Born around 1753, Utamaro was one of the most successful woodblock artists in his own time, specialising in sensuous portraits of women.
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An Epoch puzzle: 216 pieces; 18 x 26 cm (7" x 10")
Code: E04514 (04-514 on box)
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The first from Hiroshige's famous series, "The fifty-three stations of the Tokaido", this shows a scene of bustle in Edo (old Tokyo). This bridge, Nihonbashi, was the starting point for the journey to Kyoto, and in modern Japan, is still used as the point for measuring distances from Tokyo.)
Based on Hiroshige's real experience of the journey in 1832, this series include a total of 55 views - one for each endpoint, and one for each of the 53 staging points along the way.
Hiroshige (1797 – 1858) was inspired by seeing the landscape images of Hokusai, to whom he became a younger rival. He joined the flourishing Utagawa school, and produced thousands of woodblock prints, using the most advanced techniques of the time. He is most famous for his series "The 53 stations of the Tokaido."
He is usually known as Utagawa Hiroshige, being his brush name within the school, but he was born into a low-ranking samurai family (with the job of fireman), and so is also sometimes known by his real family name, Ando.
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An Epoch puzzle: 216 pieces; 26 x 18 cm (10" x 7")
Code: E04516 (04-516 on box)
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