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Kimono Avenue® · Osaka, Japan
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Japanese woodblock prints, symbols & stories
Warriors, yokai, beauty & dark imagination
Edo-period Japan, 1603–1868.

Japanese Woodblock Print — Taira no Tomomori Faces Death Unbroken, Mirror of Our Country’s Military Elegance by Utagawa ...
16/08/2026

Japanese Woodblock Print — Taira no Tomomori Faces Death Unbroken, Mirror of Our Country’s Military Elegance by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1845)

Kuniyoshi shows Taira no Tomomori before his death. Defeated with no hope of return, he prepares to enter the sea with an anchor.

Seated in armor with a naginata, he does not look like a defeated commander. His fixed gaze shows resolve, not fear.

He accepts his end without giving up his pride. His stillness reflects Japan's respect for impermanence and dignity in defeat.






Japanese Woodblock Print — The Hair-Cutting Horror by Yoshifuji (1868)Yoshifuji tells of a maid attacked inside an Edo m...
16/08/2026

Japanese Woodblock Print — The Hair-Cutting Horror by Yoshifuji (1868)

Yoshifuji tells of a maid attacked inside an Edo mansion. On her way to the privy at night, a black creature appears and bites through her tied hair.

Her purple kimono and pale skin clash with the monster's dark body. The quiet house turns into a place of terror.

Hair carried beauty and vitality. The kamikiri gives unseen danger a body, yet its awkward form leaves a trace of Edo humor.






15/08/2026

反骨 / HANKOTSU
Defiance That Does Not Bend

The tattooed body takes control before the sword is even drawn.

Ruan Xiaowu pins his foe with one arm, calm in the face and ruthless in the grip.
That contrast is what hits.

In Japanese warrior art, strength is not always loud.
Sometimes it is the stillness that refuses to yield.

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Japanese Woodblock Print
“Ruan Xiaowu Overpowers His Foe, One of the 108 Heroes of the Popular Water Margin”
by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(1827-1830, Edo period ukiyo-e)






Japanese Woodblock Print — The Fart That Shook the Dragon Palace, Crazy Ukiyo-e by Tsukioka Yosh*toshi (1864)Yosh*toshi ...
15/08/2026

Japanese Woodblock Print — The Fart That Shook the Dragon Palace, Crazy Ukiyo-e by Tsukioka Yosh*toshi (1864)

Yosh*toshi turns the Dragon Palace into chaos. An ama diver stands on her head and releases a fart, blasting a kappa-like water spirit into the air.

Fukurokuju and Hotei cover their noses, while fish, octopus, and pufferfish flee, collapse, or laugh.

A crude joke inside a sacred palace brings gods and legends into everyday Edo humor. Rank and dignity vanish before laughter.






Japanese Woodblock Print — Matsui Tamijiro Drives His Sword into the Giant Serpent by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Edo Period)Kuni...
15/08/2026

Japanese Woodblock Print — Matsui Tamijiro Drives His Sword into the Giant Serpent by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Edo Period)

Kuniyoshi shows Matsui Tamijiro fighting a giant serpent on a remote peak. Coiled around the rocks, it bares its fangs and closes in.

His spear is gone and there is nowhere to run. Tamijiro draws his sword and drives the blade into the serpent's throat.

He does not wait for fear to pass. His choice carries a warrior's resolve, moving forward while fear remains.






Japanese Woodblock Print — Ichikawa Ebizo as Yuri Hachiro, Cornered but Unbroken by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1841)Kuniyoshi sh...
14/08/2026

Japanese Woodblock Print — Ichikawa Ebizo as Yuri Hachiro, Cornered but Unbroken by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1841)

Kuniyoshi shows Ichikawa Ebizo V as Yuri Hachiro, cornered against a broken lattice. Sword drawn, he glares at his enemies without fear.

A dragon coils across his black robe. Waves and tassels fill his stance, while his twisted body holds the tension before an attack.

Cornered but unbroken, Yuri Hachiro keeps his pride. His body is trapped, but his spirit will not bow.






Japanese Woodblock Print — Minamoto no Tametomo Separating the Fighting Wolf Cubs, Ten Famous Excellences of Tametomo by...
14/08/2026

Japanese Woodblock Print — Minamoto no Tametomo Separating the Fighting Wolf Cubs, Ten Famous Excellences of Tametomo by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1847-1852)

Kuniyoshi shows Minamoto no Tametomo on Izu Oshima, using his bow to separate two wolf cubs locked in a fierce fight. Teeth and claws flash beneath his steady gaze.

He does not kill the animals or meet violence with violence. His calm presence controls their wild force. Against the wolves' movement, Tametomo shows a warrior's deeper strength, mastery over fear and himself.






Japanese Woodblock Print — Asahina Saburo Wrestling a Crocodile Shark by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1849)Kuniyoshi shows Asahina...
13/08/2026

Japanese Woodblock Print — Asahina Saburo Wrestling a Crocodile Shark by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1849)

Kuniyoshi shows Asahina Saburo rising from the sea at Ko-tsubo, gripping a huge crocodile shark by its jaws.

White waves break around his bare body as the beast twists beneath him. His fixed stare shows his resolve to finish the duty he accepted.

Sharp teeth, heavy scales, and violent surf set human strength against nature. Asahina does not retreat.






Japanese Woodblock Print — Actor Iwai Shijaku Defying the Descending Blade by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1840)Kuniyoshi captures...
13/08/2026

Japanese Woodblock Print — Actor Iwai Shijaku Defying the Descending Blade by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1840)

Kuniyoshi captures a fierce kabuki fight amid crashing waves and plovers. Iwai Shijaku drops low, crossing two swords to stop a blade from above.

Though overpowered, he refuses to yield. The rough sea mirrors the struggle, while the birds carry life through the danger.

Crossed blades keep the action alive. His low stance shows Japan's respect for resolve that will not bend.






12/08/2026

対峙 / TAIJI
Facing the Darkness

The demon fills the air with teeth, hair, and pressure.

Yorimitsu answers it with posture, steel, and control.

In Japanese warrior art, strength is not the absence of fear.
It is the refusal to lose your form while fear closes in.

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Japanese Woodblock Print
“Minamoto Yorimitsu Facing the Demon’s Head”
by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(1820, Edo period ukiyo-e)






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