100 Views of New Tokyo, 1928-1932

After the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake artists recorded the birth of a new Tokyo

The series 100 Views of New Tokyo(Shin Tokyo hyakkei), published from 1928 to 1932, shows views of Tokyo as it was rebuilt after the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake hit the biggest city in Japan. The series of prints documents the changing face of the city, much as Utagawa Hiroshige‘s series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo had done 75 years earlier.

 

100 New Views of Tokyo

Ginza (#65), 8/7/1929, Kawakami Sumio

The 8 contributing artists formed a Takujōsha, or Table Group, and worked in the sosaku hanga style: Un’ichi Hiratsuka, Kōshirō Onchi, Sakuichi Fukazawa, Kawakami Sumio, Senpan Maekawa, Fujimori Shizuo, Henmi Takashi and Suwa Kanenori

The series covered a wide range of views: architectural changes, Shōwa era fashions, factories, business districts, and venues for modern entertainment and leisure.

Buy Postcards from the series here.

 

Maekawa Senpan, Subway, 1931 Part of One Hundred Views of New Tokyo (Shin Tokyo Hyakkei), a collection of prints by eight artists published between 1928 and 1932.

100 New Views of Tokyo

Maekawa Senpan, Night Scene at Shinjuku, 1931 Part of One Hundred Views of New Tokyo (Shin Tokyo Hyakkei), a collection of prints by eight artists published between 1928 and 1932.

Yatsuyama in Shinagawa (#3), 8/1/1929, Maekawa Senpan

100 New Views of Tokyo

Vegetable Market, Kanda (#5), 5/1/1930, by Maekawa Senpan

Miniature Golf (#10), 9/1/1931, Maekawa Senpan, printmaker

Gotanda Station (#12), 2/1/1932, by Maekawa Senpan

Tsukishima (#17), 11/1/1929, by Fujimori Shizuo

Earthquake Memorial Hall (#23), 5/1/1931, by Fujimori Shizuo

Botanical Gardens (#39), 3/1/1929, Henmi Takashi

Hijiri Bridge (#42), 3/1/1930, Henmi Takashi

100 New Views of Tokyo

Reinanzaka (#43), 1929-1930, Henmi Takashi

Rain in Yotsuya-Mistuke (#44), 6/1/1930, Henmi Takashi

Rain in Yotsuya-Mistuke (#44), 6/1/1930, Henmi Takashi

Ushigome Mitsuke (#51), c. 1929-1932, Henmi Takashi

Shops at Asakusa (#57), 5/1/1930, Hiratsuka Un'ichi, printmaker

Shops at Asakusa (#57), 5/1/1930, Hiratsuka Un’ichi, printmaker

Edogawa Park (#61), 9/1/1931, by Hiratsuka Un’ichi

100 New Views of Tokyo

Inside the Department Store (#67), 4/1/1930, Kawakami Sumio

Meiji Baseball Stadium (#86), 12/1/1931, by Fukazawa Sakuichi

100 New Views of Tokyo

Shibaura Drawbridge (#98), 10/1/1931, Suwa Kanenori, printmaker

 

Buy Postcards from the series here.

Would you like to support Flashbak?

Please consider making a donation to our site. We don't want to rely on ads to bring you the best of visual culture. You can also support us by signing up to our Mailing List. And you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. For great art and culture delivered to your door, visit our shop.