Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 51

Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 51

51 Minakuchi - A solitary traveller walking through the village, where women are peeling and drying gourds; in the backgound a range of hills, printed in colour-block only. This station located in a desolate rural area was famous for its production of dried gourd shavings for use on Japanese dishes. Women are busy making them: one is shaving a gourd, one is helping the shavers, and one is drying the shaved gourd on a rope. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4) Date: 1831 - 1834

Plain "takoyaki" fast food popular at Ginza shop in Tokyo

Plain "takoyaki" fast food popular at Ginza shop in Tokyo

Plain "takoyaki" octopus balls without the usual topping of sauce, green laver and dried bonito shavings, as shown in this photo taken on April 17, 2015, are a popular choice among customers at Ginza Fukuyoshi, a shop in Tokyo's Higashi-Ginza district that sells the famous street snack from western Japan. The dish is named "Sonomanma," literally "as it is." ==Kyodo

A carpenter

A carpenter

A carpenter is at work. The bamboo doors placed against the wall behind suggest that his expertise is household furniture. He is working while sitting on the floor. Shavings are seen around him. A number of planes and other special tools such chisels are visible.==Date:about 1875, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐78‐0]

A carpenter

A carpenter

A carpenter is at work. The bamboo doors placed against the wall behind suggest that his expertise is household furniture. He is working while sitting on the floor. Shavings are seen around him. A number of planes and other special tools such chisels are visible.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐93‐0]

A carpenter

A carpenter

A carpenter is at work. The bamboo doors placed against the wall behind suggest that his expertise is household furniture. He is working while sitting on the floor. Shavings are seen around him. A number of planes and other special tools such chisels are visible.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number76‐37‐0]