Step into ukiyo-e: A digital journey through Japan’s traditional art form

A new art exhibition immersing visitors in the world of Japan’s ukiyo-e traditional woodblock print art through the latest digital technologies opened in Tokyo on Saturday. “ Ukiyoe Immersive Art Exhibition ,” held at Warehouse Terrada in the Japanese capital’s Shinagawa Ward, features works based on more than 300 ukiyo-e by renowned artists such as Katsushika Hokusai. Visitors can walk through installations that use 3D computer graphic animation and projection mapping to bring figures, wildlife and scenery to life onto wall-sized screens and holographic displays.

Descriptions of each piece are written in both Japanese and English, alongside replica prints of the ukiyo-e works used as inspiration..