One Hundred Famous View of Dogo - Isaniwa Shrine -

Akira Yamaguchi created this piece for “Dogo Étranger Map,” one of the art works included in the event “Dogo Art 2016.” With much irony and humor, it depicts the town of Dogo in the city of Matsuyama from the point of view of an “outsider,” much like the novel “Botchan” by the novelist Soseki Natsume who placed the story in Matsuyama where he lived for a period of time as an outsider. Isaniwa Shrine is located on a hill that overlooks the Dogo Onsen hot spring. On the approach to the shrine leading to the long flight of stone steps is Mr. Yamaguchi dressed up as Soseki Natsume, the main character of the novel. This piece is a contemporary take on “meisho-e,” which are ukiyo-e prints of famous views.