The Floating World” transports visitors to a time when Japan was emerging from the feudal era and modern cities were booming.

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Famous woodblock print “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” will feature on a Japanese banknote for the first time, in one of three new designs unveiled Tuesday by the country’s finance ministry.

Famous woodblock print “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” will feature on a Japanese banknote for the first time, in one of three new designs unveiled Tuesday by the country’s finance ministry.