Distant View of Fuji from Shinshu Kiyosato Station

from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji

by Tokuriki Tomikichirō, 1939-1940

Kiyosato

Kiyosato is located at the southern foot of Mt. Yatsu-ga-take at the northwestern part of Yamanashi near the border of Nagano. The resort overlooks the Southern Japan Alps, Mt. Fuji, and the Chichibu Mountains in the distance. Kiyosato is a highland resort at an altitude of 1,300 meters with rolling hills.

This 34th print in the 36 print series another distant view of Fuji. This print is published by Uchida Woodblock Printing Company between 1939 and 1940 as part of the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji.

Tokuriki's series was extremely popular with domestic and foreign buyers who purchased one thousand copies within a short time after issuance.  Various prints from this series were re-printed in subsequent years and subsets of the thirty-six prints were repackaged into newly named series, such as Eight Views of Mt. Fuji and Four Season of Mt. Fuji, released in the 1950s.  Later printings omit the information in the margin, modify Tokuriki's signature and change the seals below his signature appearing in the image area of the print.