Clear breeze at Awazu ( ) – Awazuhara. Awazu is well known for its pine wood, Awazu-ga-hara. In some pictures the Zeze Castle can be seen. It was dismantled in the Meiji era. Evening bell at Miidera ( ) – Mii-dera. Miidera temple was built in the 8th century. Its bell is one of the "Three bells of Japan", the other two being those at Byōdō-in, Uji and at Jingo-ji, Kyoto. Evening rain at Karasaki ( ) – Karasaki Shrine. Karasaki is a small cape with a single large pine tree, a hitsu-matsu. The pine has been replaced several times since Hiroshige's era. Wild geese returning home at Katata ( ) – Ukimido. Alighting geese cannot be seen always, however the little temple near Katata in the square hōkyō-style, detached from the lakeside, connected by a bridge. The first part of the name uki is the same as in Ukiyo-e, meaning floating. Midō means temple. Evening snow at Hira ( ) – Hira Mountains. The Hira Mountains on the west side of the lake experience the hard winter, when the winter monsoon brings much snow from the continent. Other Eight views Hiroshige alone produced nearly 20 different series "Omi hakkei". Other artists followed. To please everybody, "Eight views of" were created for many parts of Japan, e.g. using surroundings of Edo. A series called "Eight views of Kanazawa" reflects a bay near Yokohama. From the Eight Views of Ōmi by Harunobu (c. 1760) Ukiyoe pictures by Hiroshige Hiroshige designed the following ukiyo-e pictures: See also Eight Views Eight Views of Xiaoxiang Eight Views of Taiwan Eight Views of Jinzhou (Dalian) Eight Views of Lushun South Road, Dalian Eight Views of Korea Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, by Hokusai and Hiroshige References External links Eight Views of Omi [hiroshige.org.uk] David's Choice – Episode #8 Video on the Eight Views by David Bull (craftsman) (33 mins) Shiga Prefecture Print series by Hiroshige