THE HEROES

The Heroes x Places associated with Shizuoka

Here is a selection of works set in Shizuoka, as well as places associated with each period and historical figures from the Shizuoka City Museum of Art’s exhibition The Heroes - Chronicles of the Warriors: Japanese Swords x Ukiyo-e from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

(1) Kintoki Park, associated with Kintarō (Sakata no Kintoki)

(2) Hachiman Shrine, associated with Yoritomo and Yoshitsune

(3) Shiraito Falls, associated with Minamoto no Yoritomo

(4) Tegoshihara, associated with Nitta Yoshisada

(5) Kunōzan, associated with Takeda Shingen