The area around Ota Ward is known as a scenic spot for a long time, and in the Edo period, it was drawn as an ukiyo-e by many painters such as Hiroshige Utagawa, Hokusai Katsushika, and Kuniyoshi Utagawa.Time has passed, and in the Taisho era, a new woodblock print called "new print" was born.The leader and most popular writer is Hasui Kawase (1883-1957).
Indawo ezungeze i-Ota Ward yaziwa njengendawo ebabazekayo isikhathi eside, futhi ngesikhathi se-Edo, yadwetshwa njenge-ukiyo-e ngabadwebi abaningi abanjengoHiroshige Utagawa, Hokusai Katsushika, noKuniyoshi Utagawa.Isikhathi sesihambile, futhi ngenkathi yaseTaisho, kwazalwa umbhalo omusha wokhuni obizwa ngokuthi "ukuphrinta okusha."Umholi nombhali odume kakhulu nguHasui Kawase (1883-1957).