{"product_id":"hashimoto-shoko_nishiyama-onsen","title":"Nishiyama Hot Spring (Autographed)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA photobook by Shoko Hashimoto, taken in 1974 at \"Nishiyama Onsen,\" a hot spring cure resort nestled deep in the mountains of Hayakawa Town, Yamanashi Prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoaking in the hot springs, singing, eating, and sleeping during a long stay—this book intensely records the hot spring cure culture and community atmosphere that still existed in Japan even during the era of rapid economic growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three-story wooden inn, the bathhouse enveloped in steam, banquets filled with singing voices, bodies floating in the hot water, and people relaxing. Hashimoto spent several days with them, not observing from the outside, but immersing himself in the scene, laughing with them as he continued to photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs his own text mentions, women singing \"Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun\" and \"Onna no Michi,\" people sunbathing in the hot water, and spaces where people chatted naked—these scenes capture a dense, unique time specific to hot spring cure resorts, rarely seen today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHashimoto's humid gaze impressively captures not just a mere record, but also people's physical sensations and even the scent of the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the hidden works by Shoko Hashimoto, who has continuously photographed postwar Japanese folklore, communities, travel, and the culture remaining in various lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Nishiyama Onsen\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Zen Foto Gallery\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] 2014\u003cbr\u003e[Pages] 104 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 283\u003cem\u003e217\u003c\/em\u003e13mm \/ 554g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] NISHIYAMA ONSEN\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Shoko Hashimoto \/ Author \u0026amp; Editor, Lin-Ning Luo \/ Editor \u0026amp; Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Hong Lan Cai Yi Printing \/ Printing\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, Signed [10] Excellent\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] 2014 \"Nishiyama Onsen\" (Zen Foto Gallery)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShoko Hashimoto (1939-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. Photographer.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1963, graduated from the Photography Department of Nihon University College of Art. From the early 1970s, he extensively documented the itinerant lives of \"Goze,\" blind female entertainers, and in 1974, his photobook \"Goze\" earned him the Photographic Society of Japan Newcomer's Award. In the same year, he participated in the \"15 Photographers Exhibition\" (The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo) alongside Nobuyoshi Araki, Takuma Nakahira, and Daido Moriyama, and his works were acquired by the museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe continues to create works centered on the land and people remaining throughout Japan, focusing on indigenous landscapes, folklore, itinerant performers, hot spring resorts, and disaster-stricken areas. As Ihei Kimura once described his work as \"photographs that smell,\" Hashimoto is known for works imbued with a strong physical sensation that convey the humidity and scent of the land, and even the presence of people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis representative works include \"Goze,\" \"Kitakamigawa,\" \"Nishiyama Onsen,\" \"San'ya 1968.8.1-8.20,\" and \"Ishinomaki.\" Since 2011, he has continuously photographed his hometown, Ishinomaki, after the Great East Japan Earthquake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor awards include the Photographic Society of Japan Newcomer's Award. His works are collected by The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIhei Kimura, Kazuo Kitai, Jinichi Murakami, Yusuke Sanya\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"はしもとしょうこう｜橋本照嵩 \/ HASHIMOTO Shoko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44404432535594,"sku":null,"price":6050.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/3437D7D3-CED6-4800-B8BF-89A080CC92F2.jpg?v=1779931757","url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/en\/products\/hashimoto-shoko_nishiyama-onsen","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}