Ukiyoe EDO-LIFE
Season 2, Episode 5: A Summer Bedtime Routine
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On those hot, humid summer nights, nothing can get in the way of sleep like mosquitoes on the hunt. We learn about the tools the Edo townspeople had at their disposal to fight the pesky insects. "Woman beside a Mosquito Net," from the series "Starlight Frost and Modern Manners" (c.1819) by Utagawa Kunisada
All Episodes - Season 2
Episode 1
Two Faces of Mount Fuji
Episode 2
The Man with the Piercing Gaze
Episode 3
Comfort Food on a Snowy Night
Episode 4
Braving the Rain and the Currents
Episode 5
A Summer Bedtime Routine
Episode 6
Inner Conflict of the Human Soul
Episode 7
A Secret Comes to Light
Episode 8
Eat Drink and Enjoy the Flowers
Episode 9
Doodles? Or Ukiyoe?
Episode 10
The Building Blocks of Edo
Episode 11
A Community Comes Together
Episode 12
Mother Nature's Summer Light Show
Episode 13
Fishing for a Summer Delicacy
Episode 14
A Night of Fashion and Fireworks
Episode 15
Rush Hour in Old Tokyo