"100 Views of Great Tokyo in the Shōwa Era"

      Created between 1928 and 1940 by printmaker Koizumi Kishio (includes original and revised versions)
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Eitai Bridge and Kiyosu Bridge (#1), September 1928 Shinobazu Lake in the Spring Rain (#2), April 1929 Mitsui Bank and Mitsukoshi Department Store (#3), April 1930 [May 1929]
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Senju Town with Storage Tanks (#4), ca. June 1929 Hibiya Park with Fresh Leaves and Azalea Blossoms (#5), July 1930 [May 1930] Drawbridge at Shibaura (#6), September 1930
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Hama Imperial Gift Park at Shiba (#7), September 1930 [October 1930] Dye Factory at Waseda (#8), November 1930 Snow Covered Meiji Shrine Bridge at Dawn (#9), c. January 1931
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Nakamise Street Viewed from Niōmon Gate [Asakusa] (#10), February 1931 Shiba Park with a Pagoda and Plum Blossoms (#11), March 1931 [February 1931] Night View of Ginza in the Spring (#12a), March 1931
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Benkei Bridge in May (#13), June 1931 [May 1931] Hamamachi Park in the Spring Snow (#14), July 1931 Hamamachi Park (#14r), March 1940 [February 1940]
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Waterfall at Sekiguchi (#15), August 1931 [July 1931] Vegetable Market at Kanda (#16), September 1931 [August 1931] Yamashita Entrance to Ueno Park (#17), September 1931
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Former Imperial Palace at Aoyama (#18), October 1931 Fall Festival at Yasukuni Shrine (#19), October 1931 Kachidoki Ferry at Tsukiji (#20), November 1931
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New Kachidoki Bridge (#20r), (no date) Nijū Bridge on New Year's Day (#21), January 1932 Edo Bridge and Its Neighborhood (#22), February 1932
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Sengakuji Temple in the Snow (#23a), March 1932 Hie Shrine (also called Sanno Shrine) (#24), March 1932 Kototoi at Sumida Park (#25), April 1932
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The Third Regiment Headquarters at Azabu (#26), May 1932 May Sports Season at Meiji Shrine Outer Gardens (#27), May 1932 Togoshi Ginza Station (#27r), July 1940
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Wisteria Flower and Taiko Bridge at Kameido Tenjin Shrine (#28), May 1932 Wisteria Flower and Taiko Bridge at Kameido Tenjin Shrine (#28r), May 1932 Yanagi Bridge in the Night Rain (#29), June 1932
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Anamori Inari Shrine at Haneda (#30), September 1932 Broadcasting Station at Atagoyama (#31), August 1932 Anamori Inari Shrine at Haneda (#32a), September 1932
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Memorial Hall for the Great Earthquake (#33a), September 1932 Hyakkaen Park at Mokoujima (#34), October 1932 Municipal Hall and Kangyō Bank (#35), October 1932
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Asakusa Tori-No-Ichi Festival [Ōtori Shrine] (#36), November 1932 Asakusa Tori-no-Ichi Festival (#36r), September 1940 Taki River and Otonashi River at Kōngoji Temple (#37), December 1932
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Temple to Taishaku at Shibamata (#38), May 1933 [June 1933] Fukagawa Garbage Treatment Facility (#39), June 1933 By the Pond of Sanpōji Temple at Shakuji (#40), July 1933
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The Central Meteorological Observatory (#41), September 1933 Gōtokuji Temple at Setagaya Ward (#42a), October 1933 Hackberry Tree-lined Road at Kishibojin Shrine at Toshima Ward  [Zoshigaya] (#43a), November 1933
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Nihon Bridge on a Holiday (#44), January 1934 The New Diet Building (#45), February 1934 Night View of the Kabuki Theatre (#46), February 1934
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Komagata Bridge and Steamer Terminal (#47), March 1934 Zoo in Spring (#48), March 1934 Cherry Blossom Viewing Party at Asuka Mountain (#49), April 1934
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Night View of Cherry Blossoms at New Yoshiwara Center Street (#50a), April 1934 The Botanical Garden in May (#51), May 1934 View of the Botanical Garden (#51r), October 1940
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Detached Palace [Akasaka] (Formerly Palace of Crown Prince) (#52), June 1934 Irises at Horikiri (#53), June 1934 View of Sunamachi [Jōtō Ward] (#54), July 1934 [June 1934]
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Tetsugakudō Temple at Nakano Ward (#55), September 1934 Waseda University Street Scene (#56), October 1934 Fall Color at Hanzō Gate (#57), November 1934 [October 1934]
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Exhibition of Chrysanthemums of Tokyo at Hibiya Park (#58), November 1934 Spring Sumo Tournament at Kokugikan Arena (#59), January 1935 Riverside at Sukiya Bridge (#60), February 1935
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Street at Shinjuku (#61), April 1935 Prince Arisugawa Memorial Park [Azabu Ward] (#62), May 1935 Azaleas at Yotsuya Mitsuke (#63), May 1935
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Falling Star Pine Tree at Zenyōji Temple (#64), June 1935 Lumberyards at Kiba (#65), July 1935 Lumberyards at Kiba in the Snow (#65r), February 1940
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The River Festival at Ryōgoku (#66a), July 1935 Battery at Shinagawa (Fort in Edo Era) (#67), August 1935 Lock Gate of a Drainage Canal [ōji Ward] (#68), August 1935
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Fudō-dō Temple at Meguro (#69), September 1935 Snow View of Fudō-dō Temple at Meguro (#69r), February 1939 [March 1939] Konpira Shrine [also known as Kotohira Shrine] (#70a), October 1935
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Former Execution Ground at Suzugamori (#71), October 1935 Former Execution Ground at Suzugamori (#71r), August 1940 [March 1940] Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery (#72), November 1935
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Landscape at Nerima Ward (#73), November 1935 Hagoita [Battledore] Fair at Yawata Shrine, Fukagawa (#74a), December 1935 Snow at Sakurada Gate (#75a), February 1936
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Remaining Snow at Tokyo City Hall (#76), March 1936 Hirakawa Gate in the Spring Rain (#77a), April 1936 Pagoda of Tennōji Temple at Yanaka (#78a), May 1936 [April 1936]
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Pond at Zenpukuji Temple in Suginami (#79), June 1936 View from Suwa Shrine (#80a), August 1936 Shower at Nezu Shrine (#81), September 1936
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Golf Course at Komazawa (#82), September 1936 Entrance of the Imperial Hotel (#83), October 1936 [November 1936] Tokyo Station and the Central Post Office (#84), November 1936
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Snow on Akamon Gate, Tokyo Imperial University (#85), December 1936 Drying Seaweed at Omori (#86), February 1937 Tokyo International Airport at Haneda (#87), March 1937
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Subway in Spring (#88), 1937 Cherry Blossoms at Tsukiji Honganji Temple (#89), April 1937 Museums in Spring Color (#90), April 1937
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Kiyosumi Garden in Fukagawa (#91), May 1937 Gokokuji Temple in Koishikawa (#92), May 1937 Army Firing Range in the Fields of Toyama [Ōkubo] (#93), June 1937
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Rainy View of Senzoku Pond (Rainy Season) (#94), July 1937 Nanushi Waterfall at ōji (#95), 1937 [August 1937] Suehiro Street in Senju (#96), August 1937
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Horie-Machi in Kasai (#97), September 1937 Tsukiji Fish Market (#98), October 1937 Kanda Myōjin Shrine (#99), November 1937
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Stock Exchange at Kabuto-chō (#100), December 1937






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