Annotation: "Relate back to Tokyo in the Meiji Period: Since this is a tinted drawing, it is not sure if the..."

Annotation: "Relate back to Tokyo in the Meiji Period: Since this is a tinted drawing, it is not sure if the..."

(Dai Tokyo) Asakusa Kanzeon nakamise to niō-mon enbō (2b9cab6f-871d-4000-bb91-a48abca8f356)

Relate back to Tokyo in the Meiji Period: Since this is a tinted drawing, it is not sure if the painting is an accurate representation of the shopping street's everyday scene. However, it might realistically convey the business of the merchants and how much Japanese embraced and enjoyed these shopping and religious activities. During the Meiji Restoration, State Shinto started to become more widespread and populated than Buddhism (Antoni, 1995). However, the crowdedness of people in the shopping district leading to the Buddhist temple indicates that Buddhism was still popular among Japanese amid the spread of State Shinto religion. (Huong Le)

Antoni, K. (1995). The "Separation of Gods and Buddhas" at Ōmiwa Jinja in Meiji Japan. Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, 22(1/2), 139-159.