Adachi Keeps Alive Uniquely Japanese Traditional Woodcut Printing Techniques

The woodcut printing techniques that gave birth to ukiyo-e are appreciated even today as a highly advanced technology for printing that is rarely found in the world. We are passing on these techniques to the next generation and looking to the global audience as we explore new possibilities for traditional woodcut printing techniques.

About Woodcut Printing

News

Annual commemorative prints for 2025-2026 are introduced and displayed at Adachi Tokyo showroom (until the end of March in 2026)

The Adachi Foundation annually presents completed woodcut prints to its members as a report on the F…

【Notice Regarding a Technical Issue with the Adachi UKIYOE Award 2025 Application Form and Extension of the Application Period — December 24, 2025】THE ADACHI CONTEMPORARY UKIYOE AWARD 2025

Notice Regarding a Technical Issue with the Adachi UKIYOE Award 2025 Application Form and Extension …

Announcement: Special Exhibition “Utamaro and Sharaku in Mica Light” and “The Work of Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints: From Ukiyo-e Reproductions to Contemporary Art”

We are pleased to announce that the exhibition has been extended for one additional week due to popu…

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Activities

Supervision of Woodcut Prints Production Subsidies Cultivation of Successors Publicity Lending Materials and Providing Information Works Supervised by the Foundation

About Us

Our Objectives Greetings from the Chairman Overview of the Directors Location

Showroom

Visitors can see permanent exhibits related to materials, tools and production processes of traditional woodcut printing techniques as well as works of woodcut printing supervised by the foundation.

Membership

The foundation has established a supporting member system
so that we may ask the general public to provide support for our activities.
We accept applications for membership throughout the year.

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