# meiji nishikie childrensbooks washoku hiroshige ukiyoe wagashi kunisada toyokuni3 horses ww2

Shojo Setsuyo is an encyclopedia written for the girls of the time, containing a variety of information ranging from history, geography, and literature to domestic affairs, arts, and hobbies. https://t.co/SCEZI7BEKf

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2022-01-13

Official documents convey how political power was handed over from the Kamakura shogun to regents: https://t.co/rmJ4t3P1Di

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2022-01-12

Look at the people in the early Meiji era. Kobayashi Kiyochika, one of the last ukiyoe artists, depicts various scenes of the Tokyo area. Published in 1884. https://t.co/1A0XgreIMN

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2022-01-11

An notable work of nishiki-e by Utagawa Toyokuni III, in which the Shichifukujin (seven lucky gods) are building a large structure in the shape of the Chinese character 壽, which stands for felicitations: https://t.co/FFsGwWJlUS

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2022-01-07

New Year event by firefighters! Acrobatic performance on ladders has been a tradition since the Edo era. https://t.co/JjnQPB0N2H

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2022-01-06

The months of the year are hidden in the picture. Can you find them? The answer is here: https://t.co/6lt0kmao4v

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2022-01-06

This beautiful artwork was taken from Meiji-period calendars. Check out the stories hidden behind them: https://t.co/cbo3UqtUFR

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2022-01-05

Take a look at the first sunrise of the year as depicted by Utagawa Hiroshige. In those days, many people gathered in Suzaki to watch the first sunrise. Women are walking along the snow-covered road. It seems so cold. https://t.co/zFBM5gXFNO

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2022-01-05

Japan has various seasonal events throughout the year. We wish you all the best for this year! https://t.co/pAJgCluQEo

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2022-01-04

Have you ever eaten traditional Japanese cuisine? depicted of delicious seafood which is essential for Washoku! https://t.co/2xwkGwCyOH

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2021-12-28

Japanese confectionery, is used as gifts for weddings, ceremonies, farewells or souvenirs. These were drawn to show sample designs to customers in the 1880s. https://t.co/Zj9hRojYS7

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2021-12-27

Do you know the Japanese traditional custom on winter solstice called Yuzuyu? People take a bath with Yuzu (a kind of citrus) for good health. It comes from a play on words, Toji (冬至: the winter solstice) and Toji (湯治: hot-spring cure) . https://t.co/44KWsEu9xO

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2021-12-22

Tofu, edamame, soy sauce - these Japanese favorites are all made from the same plant! https://t.co/9Ic4UJnXue

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2021-12-22

105th anniversary of the death of Natsume Soseki (1867-1916), a major figure in modern Japanese literature. "Meian" (Light and Darkness), the last novel of Soseki, was unfinished at his death and published in 1917. https://t.co/25N5jOmlvF

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2021-12-09

Japanese translation of Grimm’s fairy tale, "The wolf and the seven young kids," published as "Eight goats" in 1887. You can see two pop-ups in this book. https://t.co/kmRJyKAeAb

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2021-12-06

At the end of the year, the sound of pounding rice cake was heard every day in the streets of Edo. The embraced child is holding Mochibana (rice cake flowers) which is a Japanese New Year's decoration. https://t.co/0IMITuELhF

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2021-12-03

Drawings of foreign being imported to Nagasaki. The 8th Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune imported Western horses via Dutch ships several times. https://t.co/FPRvCdRwyf

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2021-12-01

Bunjinga (literati painting) by Uragami Gyokudo (1745-1820). He was also known as a musician and poet. https://t.co/4NGAQ6QDAf

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2021-11-29

This picture-story show, published in 1942 during is to teach women to bear more healthy children for the sake of victory in the war. Those days there were more than 300,000 miscarriages and stillbirths per year in Japan. https://t.co/8g654ubnFp

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2021-11-22

Gain insight into the history of Japanese sweets and confectionery: https://t.co/iiErXcxwxy

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2021-11-12