浮世絵で歩く日本の名所 vs Hyper Edohaku Nihonbashi

About this App “Touring Japan with Ukiyoe” is a smartphone application that shows on a contemporary map the approximate locations of places depicted in ukiyoe. Use it to rediscover the appeal of ukiyoe while comparing how streets looked then and today. The location information displayed in this app is based on ukiyoe-holding museums’ databases. We expect the number of ukiyoe pieces and cooperating museums to gradually increase, and users can therefore look forward to the occasional new discovery when reopening the app. While this app was developed so that users can experience Japan’s remarkable ukiyoe, don't forget that seeing the real thing is the best way to delve into their depths. On the ukiyoe information screens one finds a link to the homepage of the museum at which the piece is held. If you like it, while not plan a trip to see it for yourself? Copyright The ukiyoe images and text in this application belong to the holding museums. Duplication and unauthorized copying is prohibited. Notes Regarding Use • The location information displayed in this application is approximate. It is not made for determining the exact locations of places depicted in works. • While the images and other information in this application regarding a work are provided by the museum at which it is held, the work might not be on permanent display. Since exhibitions change, please check with the museum before visiting whether the work that you want to see is on display. • Direct or indirect losses that arise when using this application are not the responsibility of the holding museums or the company that offers this application.

A new version of Hyper Edohaku, the popular interactive phone app from the Edo-Tokyo Museum, has been released, focusing on the money situation in the Edo period. In Edo, people and goods gathered from across Japan, fostering the development of diverse businesses. Players become one of the merchants and experience the money-related culture of Edo through their lives. The main character is the third-generation young master of a lantern shop in Nihonbashi. Disowned by his parents and penniless, he searches for a place to live, finds a job, learns about money and business, and opens up a new path in life. Just as a flower that has fallen in the fall will bloom again in the spring, money will always pass through people's hands, bringing happiness and hardship. Discover 100 Items from the Museum Collection The main character lives in Nihonbashi during the Edo period, which flourished as a commercial center. The　bustling thoroughfare of Nihonbashi, teeming with various types of businesses, has been recreated in a 3D space. Hidden in the landscape are 100 items, especially selected from the 350,000 in the museum collection. How to use money in Edo How did the common people of Edo perceive money compared to modern-day standard? The app vividly portrays various scenarios depicting the usage of money in Edo, from everyday expenses such as food, clothing, and housing to disparities in wages, and even ceremonial occasions like funerals and weddings. Various businesses in Edo In Edo, where people gathered from all over Japan, there were many different types of businesses. The main street from Kanda to Nihonbashi is lined with odana (large merchant, lit., “big stores”), and while there are businesses that support people's daily lives, such as bathhouses, secondhand clothing stores, and fishmongers, there are also many businesses that flourished, such as moneylenders and money changers.