Hokusai's 36 Views of Mount Fuji: Map of Every Viewpoint

All 46 places on this map are pinned at their exact location, grouped into 8 areas (The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Red Fuji and Thunderstorm Beneath the Summit, Edo (Tokyo) and more). Each one comes with a short note on what it is and why it is worth your time. Browsing is free, and with an Ikuzo account you can copy the whole map and reshape it into your own trip.

The Great Wave off Kanagawa

The Great Wave off Kanagawa

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami-ura, 神奈川沖浪裏). Print 1 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. The sea off Kanagawa, today's Yokohama, with Fuji small in the distance. The exact spot is not known; the pin marks the old Honmoku coast. #view01 #original36

Red Fuji and Thunderstorm Beneath the Summit

Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Red Fuji)

Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Red Fuji) (Gaifū kaisei, 凱風快晴). Print 2 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Mount Fuji itself, turned red by early autumn morning light. Hokusai's exact viewpoint is not known. #view02 #original36 #fujiview

Thunderstorm Beneath the Summit

Thunderstorm Beneath the Summit (Sanka hakuu, 山下白雨). Print 3 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Mount Fuji itself, with lightning striking its lower slopes. The exact viewpoint is not known. #view03 #original36 #fujiview

Edo (Tokyo)

Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa

Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannen-bashi shita, 深川万年橋下). Print 4 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. The Mannen Bridge still crosses the Onagi River where it meets the Sumida, in Kiyosumi, Koto. #view04 #original36

Sundai in Edo

Sundai in Edo (Tōto Sundai, 東都駿台). Print 5 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Surugadai, the hill above Ochanomizu in Chiyoda, Tokyo. #view05 #original36

The Cushion Pine at Aoyama

The Cushion Pine at Aoyama (Aoyama Enza-no-matsu, 青山円座松). Print 6 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. The famous pine stood at Ryugan-ji temple in Aoyama; the temple is still there, in today's Shibuya, the pine is gone. #view06 #original36

Senju in Musashi Province

Senju in Musashi Province (Bushū Senju, 武州千住). Print 7 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Senju, on the old road north out of Edo, around today's Senju Ohashi bridge in Adachi. #view07 #original36

Tama River in Musashi Province

Tama River in Musashi Province (Bushū Tama-gawa, 武州玉川). Print 8 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. The Tama River on the edge of Edo; the exact stretch is not known, the pin marks the Futako crossing. #view08 #original36

Asakusa Hongan-ji Temple in Edo

Asakusa Hongan-ji Temple in Edo (Tōto Asakusa Hongan-ji, 東都浅草本願寺). Print 11 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Higashi Hongan-ji in Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, whose huge roof filled the foreground. #view11 #original36

Tsukudajima in Edo

Tsukudajima in Edo (Buyō Tsukuda-jima, 武陽佃島). Print 12 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Tsukuda, the old fishing island at the mouth of the Sumida, now part of Chuo, Tokyo. #view12 #original36

A Sketch of the Mitsui Shop in Suruga in Edo

A Sketch of the Mitsui Shop in Suruga in Edo (Kōto Suruga-cho Mitsui-mise ryakuzu, 江都駿河町三井見世略図). Print 21 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. The Echigoya shop of the Mitsui family, the ancestor of today's Mitsukoshi in Nihonbashi Muromachi. #view21 #original36

Sunset Across Ryogoku Bridge from Ommayagashi

Sunset Across Ryogoku Bridge from Ommayagashi (Ommayagashi yori Ryōgoku-bashi yūhi-mi, 御厩川岸より両国橋夕陽見). Print 22 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. The Ommayagashi ferry ran on the Sumida near today's Umayabashi bridge, in Kuramae, Taito. #view22 #original36

Sazaido Hall at Gohyaku Rakan-ji Temple

Sazaido Hall at Gohyaku Rakan-ji Temple (Gohyakurakan-ji Sazaidō, 五百らかん寺さざゐどう). Print 23 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Gohyaku Rakan-ji and its spiral Sazaido hall stood in Ojima, Koto; the main temple later moved to Meguro, and the pin marks the Rakan-ji that remains in Ojima. #view23 #original36

Morning After a Snowfall at Koishikawa

Morning After a Snowfall at Koishikawa (Koishikawa yuki no ashita, 礫川雪の旦). Print 24 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Koishikawa, the hills of today's Bunkyo, Tokyo. #view24 #original36

Shimomeguro

Shimomeguro (Shimomeguro, 下目黒). Print 25 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Shimomeguro, then farmland on the edge of Edo, now a district of Meguro, Tokyo. #view25 #original36

Watermill at Onden

Watermill at Onden (Onden no suisha, 隠田の水車). Print 26 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Onden, on the Shibuya River around today's Jingumae and Cat Street; the pin marks Onden Shrine. #view26 #original36

Nihonbashi in Edo

Nihonbashi in Edo (Edo Nihonbashi, 江戸日本橋). Print 31 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Nihonbashi bridge in Chuo, Tokyo, the starting point of the Tokaido and Japan's other great roads. #view31 #original36

Sekiya Village on the Sumida River

Sekiya Village on the Sumida River (Sumida-gawa Sekiya-no-sato, 隅田川関屋の里). Print 32 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Sekiya, near today's Keisei Sekiya station in Adachi, Tokyo. #view32 #original36

Sagami and Edo Bay (Kanagawa, Chiba)

Shichirigahama in Sagami Province

Shichirigahama in Sagami Province (Soshū Shichirigahama, 相州七里浜). Print 13 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Shichirigahama beach in Kamakura, still one of the classic Fuji views across Sagami Bay. #view13 #original36 #fujiview

Umezawa in Sagami Province

Umezawa in Sagami Province (Soshū Umezawa-no-hidari, 相州梅沢左). Print 14 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Umezawa, near today's Ninomiya in Kanagawa, where cranes stand under Fuji in the print. #view14 #original36

Enoshima in Sagami Province

Enoshima in Sagami Province (Soshū Enoshima, 相州江の島). Print 27 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Enoshima island off Fujisawa, still reached by a long bridge and still a Fuji viewpoint on clear days. #view27 #original36 #fujiview

At Sea off Kazusa

At Sea off Kazusa (Kazusa no kairo, 上総の海路). Print 30 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Edo Bay off Kazusa, today's Chiba; the pin marks Futtsu Cape, at the narrowest part of the bay. #view30 #original36

Noboto Bay

Noboto Bay (Noboto-ura, 登戸浦). Print 33 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Noboto, on the coast of today's Chuo ward, Chiba city; the torii in the water are believed to be those of Noboto Shrine. #view33 #original36

Hakone Lake in Sagami Province

Hakone Lake in Sagami Province (Sōshū Hakone-kosui, 相州箱根湖水). Print 34 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Lake Ashi in Hakone, Kanagawa. #view34 #original36 #fujiview

Hodogaya on the Tokaido

Hodogaya on the Tokaido (Tōkaidō Hodogaya, 東海道保土ケ谷). Print 36 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Hodogaya, a Tokaido post town in today's Yokohama; the pin marks the old honjin site. #view36 #original36

Kai Lakes and Passes (Yamanashi)

Inume Pass in Kai Province

Inume Pass in Kai Province (Kōshū Inume-tōge, 甲州犬目峠). Print 9 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Inume, a post town on the Koshu Kaido road in Uenohara, Yamanashi. #view09 #original36

Kajikazawa in Kai Province

Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Kōshū Kajikazawa, 甲州石班沢). Print 15 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Kajikazawa on the Fuji River in Fujikawa town, Yamanashi; the fisherman stands on a rock above the rapids. #view15 #original36

Mishima Pass in Kai Province

Mishima Pass in Kai Province (Kōshū Mishima-goe, 甲州三嶌越). Print 16 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. The Mishima pass is believed to be today's Kagosaka Pass, between Lake Yamanaka and Gotemba. #view16 #original36 #fujiview

Reflection in Lake Kawaguchi from Misaka Pass

Reflection in Lake Kawaguchi from Misaka Pass (Kōshū Misaka suimen, 甲州三坂水面). Print 35 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Lake Kawaguchi below the Misaka Pass, Yamanashi; in the print the reflected Fuji does not match the real one. #view35 #original36 #fujiview

Suruga and the Tokaido (Shizuoka, Aichi)

Ejiri in Suruga Province

Ejiri in Suruga Province (Sunshū Ejiri, 駿州江尻). Print 18 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Ejiri, a Tokaido post town in today's Shimizu, Shizuoka, where a gust sends papers flying. #view18 #original36

In the Mountains of Totomi Province

In the Mountains of Totomi Province (Tōtōmi san-chū, 遠江山中). Print 19 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. The mountains of old Totomi, today's western Shizuoka; the exact place is not known, the pin marks the Tenryu River valley. #view19 #original36

Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tokaido

Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tokaido (Tōkaidō Ejiri Tago-no-ura ryakuzu, 東海道江尻田子の浦略図). Print 28 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Tago Bay, the Tagonoura coast in Fuji city, Shizuoka, right under the mountain. #view28 #original36 #fujiview

Yoshida on the Tokaido

Yoshida on the Tokaido (Tōkaidō Yoshida, 東海道吉田). Print 29 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Yoshida, the Tokaido post town that is today's Toyohashi, Aichi; the print shows a teahouse famous for its view of Fuji. #view29 #original36

Suwa, Owari and Hitachi

Fujimigahara in Owari Province

Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishū Fujimigahara, 尾州不二見原). Print 10 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Fujimigahara, a field in Nagoya named for its distant view of Fuji, around today's Fujimi-cho in Naka ward. #view10 #original36

Lake Suwa in Shinano Province

Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (Shinshū Suwa-ko, 信州諏訪湖). Print 17 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Lake Suwa in Nagano; the castle on the shore is Takashima Castle, rebuilt and open today. #view17 #original36

Ushibori in Hitachi Province

Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Jōshū Ushibori, 常州牛堀). Print 20 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Ushibori, on the Kasumigaura lagoon in today's Itako, Ibaraki. #view20 #original36

The 10 Later Prints

Tate River from the Timberyard at Honjo

Tate River from the Timberyard at Honjo (Honjo Tatekawa, 本所立川). Print 37 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Tatekawa, in today's Sumida, Tokyo, once lined with timber yards. #view37 #later10

A View of Mount Fuji from the Pleasure District at Senju

A View of Mount Fuji from the Pleasure District at Senju (Senju Hana-machi yori chōbō no Fuji, 従千住花街眺望の不二). Print 38 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Senju, the first post town on the road north out of Edo, in today's Adachi. #view38 #later10

Gotenyama, Shinagawa on the Tokaido

Gotenyama, Shinagawa on the Tokaido (Tōkaidō Shinagawa Goten'yama no Fuji, 東海道品川御殿山の不二). Print 39 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Gotenyama, a hill in Shinagawa once famous for its cherry trees. #view39 #later10

Nakahara in Sagami Province

Nakahara in Sagami Province (Sōshū Nakahara, 相州仲原). Print 40 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Nakahara, in today's Hiratsuka, Kanagawa. #view40 #later10

Dawn at Isawa in Kai Province

Dawn at Isawa in Kai Province (Kōshū Isawa no Akatsuki, 甲州伊沢暁). Print 41 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Isawa, today's Isawa Onsen in Fuefuki, Yamanashi. #view41 #later10

The Back of Fuji from the Minobu River

The Back of Fuji from the Minobu River (Minobu-gawa ura Fuji, 身延川裏不二). Print 42 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Believed to be the Fuji River near Minobu, Yamanashi. #view42 #later10

Ono Field in Suruga Province

Ono Field in Suruga Province (Sunshū Ōno-shinden, 駿州大野新田). Print 43 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Ono-shinden, farmland in today's Fuji city, Shizuoka. #view43 #later10

Tea Plantation at Katakura in Suruga Province

Tea Plantation at Katakura in Suruga Province (Sunshū Katakura-chaen no Fuji, 駿州片倉茶園の不二). Print 44 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Katakura, near today's Nakano in Fuji city, Shizuoka. #view44 #later10

Kanaya on the Tokaido

Kanaya on the Tokaido (Tōkaidō Kanaya no Fuji, 東海道金谷の不二). Print 45 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. The Oi River crossing at Kanaya, Shimada, Shizuoka; the pin marks the old Kanaya-juku honjin. #view45 #later10

Climbing on Fuji

Climbing on Fuji (Shojin tozan, 諸人登山). Print 46 of Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, about 1830 to 1832. Pilgrims climbing Mount Fuji; the pin marks the Fuji Subaru Line 5th station, where most climbs on the Yamanashi side start today. #view46 #later10 #fujiview