About Ukiyoe & us

Make Ukiyoe more familiar.

Ukiyo-e is a Japanese woodblock prints and Japanese traditional art.
Ukiyo-e is cute, cool and creative.
Many ukiyo-e paintings were drawn during the Edo period ( 1603 – 1868 ).

Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Hiroshige, Kitagawa Utamaro…
They are the great Ukiyo-e artists, and we are proud of them as a fellow Japanese.

However, Ukiyo-e is not just a wonderful painting for the noble and pure king.
Ukiyo-e was created to be enjoyed by the common people.

Ukiyo-e was popular as picture of actors or idols, calendar, and children’s picture book.

look!
People make joyful faces and unique gestures.
Even monsters look cute.

We think we should enjoy Ukiyo-e more easily.
Because them are full of wonderful works.

Now. What do you make with the our materials?

With big love from Japan.