is an illustrated guide describing famous places, called ''

meisho originally referred to sites in Japan famous for their associations with specific poetic or literary references. With the development of woodblock printing and newer styles of tourism during the Edo period, the term came to denote a wider range ...

'', and depicting their scenery in pre-1868

Owari province was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture, including the modern city of Nagoya. The province was created in 646. Owari bordered on Mikawa, Mino, and Ise Provinces. Owari and Mino provinces were ...

in central Japan. It was printed using

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ese woodblock printing techniques in books divided among volumes. The ''Owari meisho Zue'' followed the publication of the ''

Edo meisho zue is an illustrated guide describing famous places, called ''meisho'', and depicting their scenery in pre-1868 Tokyo, then known as Edo. It was printed using Japanese woodblock printing techniques in 20 books divided among seven volumes. Init ...

'', which sparked a public interest in travel guides.

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