Ukiyo-e 44, TC-5, Handbag - Chikanobu, Touring Asakusa Park

Ukiyo-e Bag - Touring Asakusa Park. Art inspires fashion - Exotic style fashion. Ukiyo-e (Japanese, meaning "Pictures of the Floating World"). Ukiyo-e depicts and records the life of Japanese people in the Edo period. It represents Japanese art of 17-19 centuries. Touring Asakusa Park (Asakusa koen yuran no zu)「浅草公園遊覧之図」1. Asakusa Park (浅草公園)Tokyo is a city where many people have dreamed of traveling. Asakusa Park is an attraction that most tourists to Tokyo will visit. Asakusa is located on the northeastern edge of central Tokyo, on the banks of the Sumida River. It is famous for the Senso-ji (浅草寺), a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon (Lord of Compassion, Goddess of Mercy, or Guanyin).2. The Origin of the Name (Asakusa, Japanese: short grass)There are several theories to explain the origin of the name "Asakusa" (浅草). The most widely accepted possibility is the description given in the "Illustrated Guide of Old Edo" (Edo Oko Zusetu):"From Shitaya to this area, the edg