"Ukiyo-e" is a traditional Japanese art form that depicts the lives of Edo people,
──including actors(役者), courtesans(花魁), sumo wrestlers(力士), and landscapes.

As woodblock prints, they evolved creatively, incorporating the various art styles of the time. It also contributed to the spread of art, which had been enjoyed only by a limited number of people, to the general public.

In 1867, when the World Exposition in Paris, France, triggered a Japonism boom, ukiyo-e also became popular in Europe and had a great influence on Impressionist paintings, especially those by Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and Manet.

Today, publication of Ukiyo-e has declined significantly due to rising production costs and a lack of successors.
Therefore, we established the "Ukiyo-e Studio" to preserve this technique.

We have invited artists who are active today to join us as painters to create new "modern Ukiyo-e" and pass it on to the next generation.