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Minazuki: Climbing Mini Mount Fujis, Edo Eel, and Other June Traditions

  • The Takada Fuji was the first fujizuka constructed in Edo (today Tokyo), shown here in Utagawa Hiroshige’s Ehon Edo miyage. The mound now stands on the grounds of the Mizuinari Shrine in Shinjuku. (Courtesy National Diet Library)

    The Takada Fuji was the first fujizuka constructed in Edo (today Tokyo), shown here in Utagawa Hiroshige’s Ehon Edo miyage. The mound now stands on the grounds of the Mizuinari Shrine in Shinjuku. (Courtesy National Diet Library)

  • A snake-shaped mugiwaraja charm (circled in red) in the print Visiting Fuji in June by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. (Courtesy Adachi City Museum)

    A snake-shaped mugiwaraja charm (circled in red) in the print Visiting Fuji in June by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. (Courtesy Adachi City Museum)

  • Celebrants parade floats through the streets during the Kanda festival, depicted in Kandamyōjin sairei banzuke. (Courtesy Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library Special Collection Room)

    Celebrants parade floats through the streets during the Kanda festival, depicted in Kandamyōjin sairei banzuke. (Courtesy Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library Special Collection Room)

  • A list of kabayaki eel restaurants in Edo, arranged like a sumō banzuke ranking. (Courtesy Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library Special Collection Room)

    A list of kabayaki eel restaurants in Edo, arranged like a sumō banzuke ranking. (Courtesy Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library Special Collection Room)

  • Mount Fuji framed in a chinowa, depicted in Katsushika Hokusai’s One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji. (Courtesy National Diet Library)

    Mount Fuji framed in a chinowa, depicted in Katsushika Hokusai’s One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji. (Courtesy National Diet Library)

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