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Currently, we have two stores in Asakusa Tokyo; SAKAI KOUKODOU YAMAFUJI is on Nakamise Street whilst SAKAI KOUKODOU SEIGA is on Demboin Street.

Asakusa is where many Ukiyo-e were made, and we opened a shop in the very favourite area of Ukiyo-e artists. The shop is visited by school children and adults, as well as foreigners.

Originally, SAKAI KOUKODOU was established in 1873 to offer appraisement and reproductions of Ukiyo-e. The 7 th -generation owner, Yoshitaka, from the young age, deepened friendship with famous Ukiyo-e artists such as Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige, and many of the Ukiyo-e collected from that time have been kept carefully for generations and many of them have been exhibited both in Japan and overseas.

Currently, the collection is exhibited at the Japan Ukiyo-e Museum in Matsumoto, Nagano, and SAKAI KOUKODOU is the official Museum shop.

We handle a large number of Ukiyo-e, including popular Kitagawa Utamaro, Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige, as well as new prints such as Kawase Hasui and Hiroshi Yoshida. Hundred to hundred fifty years old original Ukiyo-e, as well as postcards and greeting cards are available. The customers can take the original ukiyo-e in their hands to appreciate them.

Ukiyo-e represents the essence of the great sensibility of Japanese people. We hope more people would be aware of and appreciate the world of Ukiyo-e. We are sure that those who really like Ukiyo-e will love our stores, so come to SAKAI KOUKODOU when you are in Asakusa.

SAKAI KOUKODOU Manager: Tatsumasa Sakai