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A few weeks ago, I ran into a small, but wonderful used book and antique print store. The variety of books is huge, considering the size, but, alas, all the tomes are in Japanese. So, I can't read them, yet. But, I can purchase reproduction prints of the ukiyo-e era, and they are very nice. I can also purchase the real thing, for a much higher price. But hey, since I am here, I will save up my pennies, and purchase a few.* Currently, I have a number of repros which I put up in my room.

I very much like the prints of Hiroshige, and the above is one of his most famous. An origional would cost dearly, but I got mine for only $8.00. My favourite is the one here:


Pretty much summs up both Baltimore and Osaka.








*actually, I refer to the Japanese one yen coin, as "yennies", so perhaps I should say that, instead