KUWANA, Mie Prefecture--A mesmerizing light show at the Nabana No Sato botanical garden here is adding a modern touch to master ukiyo-e painter ... modeled after Mount Fuji standing above a ...

Katsushika Hokusai took the medium known as ukiyo-e to new artistic heights and popularity through his unique use of colour and dynamic composition. Hokusai's depictions of Mount Fuji have become ...

Japan’s ukiyo-e prints received international acclaim after the country re-opened its borders in the 19th century after a period of foreign isolation. Hokusai’s 36 Views of Mount Fuji was ...

There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the crowds, from hiking its sister summits to touring vineyards on the mountain’s slopes.

A frog holding a taro-leaf umbrella. A parade of frolicking animals. An Ukiyo-e style Mount Fuji. Giant waves. A Japanese artist who goes by the name Lito carves these delicate designs on fallen ...

Mt. Fuji has also been a motif of art works such as "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" by ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai. When Mount Fuji's climbing season opens in July, hikers using the most ...

Last year, Yamanashi Prefecture, one of the two prefectures in which Mount Fuji stands, introduced a mandatory hiking fee for those heading up the symbol of Japan. Now Shizuoka, the other prefecture ...

O-Ei is by his side as he completes his iconic "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" series ... daughter of Katsushika Hokusai and she is an Ukiyo-e artist in her own right. O-Ei married to a painter ...

Visitors can step back in time to Japan's samurai era in an new Tokyo exhibition that uses cutting-edge technology to bring ...

The Hokusai exhibition, which runs from Saturday to June 1 at Tokyu Plaza Shibuya, follows other tech-driven, immersive art ...