Thematic Index

This thematic index enables exploration of the collection through a hierarchical classification of visual subjects, inspired by Jörgensen’s pyramid. Each theme brings together categories and subcategories (entities, scenes, symbols, techniques) to support the search and discovery of photographs.


100 steps (51) 47 Ronin (37) abacus (12) accident (14) acrobat (23) actor (115) Aden (5) Ainu (75) Ajikawa (6) Akasaka (6) Akashi (6) album plates (703) altar (52) Amanohashidate (7) Amazake (20) apprentice geisha (216) Arakawa (4) Arashiyama (70) arch (6) archer (29) Arima (30) armor (66) arsenal (27) Asakusa (175) Asama (8) Ashinoyu (11) Ashio (11) Atagoyama (20) Atami (25) Australia (4) autumn (12) autumn (7) avenue (108) Awajishima (27) azalea (11) baby (192) back (20) back (8) ball (26) bamboo (87) Bangkok (5) bank (14) barracks (11) barrier (7) basin (6) basket (103) basketry (13) bath (46) battledore (41) bay (115) beach (268) beef; bull (44) beggar (54) Beijing (41) bell (133) Bellevue hotel (5) bench (63) Benten Hall (10) Bentendori (35) big/grand (7) binding (459) Bingo (47) Biratori (8) bird (16) Bizen (7) blind (57) Bluff (16) boat (864) boat (134) bonsai (7) Book (14) bookplate (20) bottom board (149) box (25) box (17) Breast (17) bridge (1.1k) bronze (142) broom (44) brothel (7) Buddha (357) Buddhist (1.3k) Buddhist (215) building (8) bund (89) bundle/faggot (7) Burma (26) Byodoin (7) calligraphy (19) canal (107) Cane (20) Cannon (32) card; map (30) cardboard (4) carp (28) carpenter (58) carpenter (7) cart (89) cart (3) castle (289) cat (12) cathedral (41) cavalry (31) cave (50) ceiling (12) cemetery (147) ceremony (55) chair (38) cherry blossom viewing (133) cherry tree (294) child (872) China (478) Chinese (100) Chion-in (108) Cholon (11) chrysanthemum (106) Chubu (47) Chugoku (50) church (40) Chuzenji (172) city (50) clasp (7) cliff (9) Clothing (18) club (17) coal (10) colophon (4) colored (6.8k) competition (27) concession (4) construction site (10) coolie (88) cooper (15) corpse (9) costume (140) Cotton (20) courtesan (119) courtyard (12) craftsman (259) crowd (347) cryptomeria (173) curtain (11) Customs (18) Cyca (13) daimyo (24) Dainichido (44) Daiya River (15) dance (11) dancer (345) debris (60) decapitation (5) Dejima (15) destroyed (8) district (6) dock (16) doctor (27) Dog (26) Dogashima (44) doll (53) door (556) Dotonbori (16) dragon (12) drawing (124) dressing (38) earthquake (39) Edo (25) Egypt (30) Eikando (6) Embroidery (13) emperor (23) Emperor of Japan (26) empress (7) England (10) engraving (33) Enoshima (169) equipment (17) Eurasian (9) ex-libris (13) execution (28) exhibition (56) expression (13) fabric (105) Factory (19) fallow deer (137) family (13) famine (51) fan (173) farm (69) farmer (58) Feather Duster (19) festival (141) field (243) firefighter (25) fish (27) fisherman (25) fishing (65) Flag (23) flower (574) flower arrangement (30) flute (72) folding screen (125) forest (12) fountain (36) France (35) frontispiece (12) fruit (56) Fujikawa (36) Fujin (4) Fujinomiya (24) Fujisawa (9) Fujiya (13) Fukagawa (8) Fukiage (21) Fukuoka (6) Fukushima (7) funeral (57) Futagoyama (5) Futarasan Shrine (5) Futatsudo (18) futon (30) game (237) Garcerie (34) garden (1.1k) garden lantern (23) geisha (813) geyser (9) gift (5) Gifu (19) gilding (9) Ginkakuji (38) Ginza (14) Gion (57) go (66) Godai (10) Gojozaka (37) gorge (16) Gotenba (6) government (8) gozen (5) grave (216) Great Britain (26) Great Buddha (256) Greece (10) greenhouse (23) greeting (145) groom (60) guardian lion-dogs (27) Hachiman (93) Haiphong (23) hairdresser (79) hairpin (37) hairstyle (103) Hakodate (34) Hakone (407) Hamagoten (4) Hanada (8) hand-gathering (12) hanetsuki (42) hanging scroll (72) Hanoi (20) happi coat (35) Harbor (20) harvest (166) Harvesting (14) hat (10) Hatta (12) Heian Shrine (2) Hermann Andersen (3) Higashi Honganji (21) Higashiyama (5) Hikone (27) hill (11) Himeji (13) Hiroshima (18) Hokkaido (52) Hokogatake (19) Hokoji Temple (16) Honchodori (9) Honganji (48) Honmoku (93) Honmonji Temple (17) Honmura (12) Horikiri (84) horse (149) Horyuji (12) hospital (8) hot spring (75) hotel (272) Hotta (53) house (643) houseboat (84) housework (36) Hozu River (87) humor (39) Hyogo (550) Ichida Sota (65) Ikao (36) Ikaruga (5) Ikegami (20) Ikuta (13) illustration (6) Imaichi (121) imperial (159) Imperial Palace (20) Inasa (18) incline (8) India (27) Indochina (63) industry (6) infirmary (18) inkstone box (33) inn (7) inscription (7) interior (420) iris (119) Ise (21) Ishiyama (37) island (241) Italy (55) Itsukushima (98) Iwabuchi (19) Iwakuni (10) Iwaoka (12) Izumi (6) Japanese archery (6) Japanese cedar (173) Japanese pipe (111) Japonism (7) Java (6) Jikwan (9) Jimpuro (28) Jizo (69) judgment (5) junk boat (125) Kadomatsu (6) Kagami Mochi (7) Kagoshima (13) kagura (47) Kagurado (Dance Hall) (4) Kajima Seibei (29) Kakejiku (Hanging Scroll) (5) Kamakura (328) Kameido (132) Kamigamo (10) Kamo River (63) kamuro (20) Kanagawa (1.9k) Kanazawa (39) kanji (21) kannon (17) Kansai (3.0k) Kanto (5.4k) Karamon (97) Karasaki (23) karuta (9) Kashiwabara (33) Kashiwazaki (26) Kasuga (151) Kasuga Shrine (32) katanugi (34) Katase (26) Katsura (19) Katsura River (17) Kawaguchi (8) Kawaibashi (34) Kawasaki (8) Kegon (32) Kenchoji (5) kendo (24) Kimono (14) Kinkaku-ji (126) Kintaibashi (24) Kirifuri (31) Kiso (6) Kisogawa (19) Kitano (34) kitchen/cooking (84) Kiyomizu (144) Kiyomizu-dera (51) Kiyomori (10) knick-knack (78) knot (15) Kobe (553) Kodaiji (16) Kofu (5) Kofukuji Temple (83) Koganei (18) Koishikawa (8) Kokamon (28) Kokyu (7) Komagatake (4) Komusō (15) Kongobuji (6) konkonchiki (23) Korakuen (21) Korea (46) Korean (7) kotatsu (16) koto (194) Koyasan (33) Kumamoto (55) Kunozan Toshogu Shrine (7) Kuonji Temple (7) Kurodani (76) Kurodanidera (6) Kyoto (1.6k) Kyushu (93) lacquer (244) lake (502) Lake Ashi (72) landscape (1.4k) lantern (660) lantern (23) laundry (54) leather (41) legation (4) legend (254) letter (123) lighthouse (14) lily (7) lotus (125) maid (252) Maikonohama (39) makeup (7) man (3.7k) Manchukuo (7) Manchuria (17) Manganji (15) maple (78) maple (48) marbling (23) Maruyama (94) mask (24) massage (33) Massage (14) masseur (46) masterless samurai (48) Matoi (13) Matsushima (104) Matsuyama (6) mausoleum (24) meal (257) Meganebashi (54) Meiji (449) memorial (12) merchant (345) Metaki Waterfall (77) metal (7) midaregami (18) Miidera (53) Mikoshi (7) military (400) mill (35) Minatogawa (7) mine (27) Mino (147) Minobu (14) Miogi (13) mirror (105) Mississippi (56) Mitake (6) mitate (8) Mito (7) Miyagino (13) Miyajima (133) Miyako (6) Miyako Odori (11) Miyanoshita (175) moat (79) Mogi (41) Moji (16) monk (231) Monkey (11) moon guitar (73) mortar (24) mosquito net (13) Motomachi (57) Mount Fuji (98) Mount Haruna (63) Mount Hiei (5) Mount Maya (19) Mount Suwa (18) mountain (25) mountain (8) Mukojima (115) mulberry tree (6) Muroran (6) musician (730) Myokokuji (6) mythical fish (8) Nagano (13) Nagaoka (5) Nagara (6) Nagara River (10) Nagasaki (695) Naginata (18) Nagoya (71) Nakajima (88) Nakanotake (5) Nakasendo (23) Nanko (22) Nanzenji (6) Nara (455) Narita (11) Narui Raisuke (3) Nectarine N°9 (37) Negishi (32) Netherlands (11) New Delhi (10) New Year (13) newspaper (6) Night (11) Nihonbashi (8) Niigata (7) Nijo (11) Nijubashi (20) Nikko (1.8k) Nio (39) Niomon (36) Nishi-Otani (58) nishihonganji (18) Nishinoyama (12) Nitenmon (19) no eyebrows (2) nobility (8) Nogeyama (62) Noh (18) nude (291) Numazu (10) Nunobiki (165) nursemaid (11) Obama (10) ocean liner (20) Ochanomizu (5) Odawara (2) official (31) official (5) Oji (96) Ojigoku (28) Okayama (18) Okuma (9) old man (168) Omiya (14) Omizuya (49) Omori (12) Omuro (9) Onnagata (Male Kabuki Actor in Female Role) (8) Onomichi (24) Osaka (352) otome mountain pass (25) Otsu (80) Oura (37) outside (99) Owakudani (5) Ozashiki (Traditional Japanese Room) (9) pagoda (458) painter (27) painting (34) painting (12) palace (110) palanquin (190) palanquin (32) palm tree (17) panorama (321) Papenberg (115) Paper (10) paper lantern (68) Paris (18) park (431) path (157) pavilion (198) peasant (234) peddler (133) pedestal table (36) peony (32) person (8.8k) pestle (24) phoenix (6) photo-crayon (79) photograph (27) photographer (345) photographer (13) photographic studio (6) photomontage (9) Pierre Rossier (9) pilgrim (139) pine (59) pipe (12) Plan (7) plant (102) plantation (31) Ploughing (24) pole (58) pond (229) porcelain (35) port (324) Port Arthur (16) portal (23) porter (118) portrait (2.7k) post office (14) postman (12) pottery (11) prayer (10) preparation (36) priest (101) prince (10) print (175) procession (54) profile (7) prostitute (138) punishment (7) Raijin (4) Raimund Stillfried (19) rain (6) rapids (142) reading (178) red-light district (58) Referee (14) replanting (25) rest (9) restaurant (13) revolving (5) rice (122) rice field (130) rickshaw (636) rifle (10) Rinnoji (8) river (1.2k) river (13) road (491) rock (59) Rokkakudo (21) room (35) Rope (17) round fan (183) Russia (65) Ryounkaku (17) Ryukoji Temple (4) sacred (35) Sagami (7) Sagano (6) Saigon (134) Sakai (16) sake (102) Sakurai (5) samurai (311) Sanbutsudo (11) Sanjinko (8) Sanjobashi (24) Sanjusangendo (66) Sanmai Bridge (14) Sannomiya (7) Sapporo (13) Saruhashi (11) Sarusawa Pond (72) sash (100) Satsuma (12) School (13) screen (75) screen (41) sculptor (9) sculpture (132) sea (311) Sengakuji Temple (17) Sengen Mountain (53) Sensoji Temple (62) Sensuijima (7) Seppuku (21) seppuku (10) sericulture (69) sewing (44) sexy (10) shamisen (514) Shanghai (54) sheath (4) Shiba (402) Shijō (10) Shijō Bridge (11) Shimabara (10) Shimogamo (15) Shimonoseki (42) Shinkoji (24) Shinkyo (45) Shinobazu Pond (69) Shinshō-ji Temple (7) Shinto (1.9k) Shintomi-za Theater (7) ship (108) Shiraito (23) Shisakajima (8) Shitennoji Temple (66) Shizuoka (29) shogun (26) Shokonsha Shrine (7) shop (140) Shop (17) shrine (386) shrine (321) shrine maiden (42) Shugakuin Imperial Villa (8) Siam (10) silk (11) Singapore (21) singer (15) ski (6) sleep (91) sliding door (41) sliding door (24) small hand drum (128) smile (75) snow (120) Soba (17) Sofukuji Temple (23) Sokokura (4) Soldier (16) Sorinto (26) soup stock (16) spinning (90) spring (6) Stable (14) staircase (158) stall (142) station (70) statue (510) steamer (25) stone (101) straw (6) street (608) Suizenji (7) Sumida River (46) Sumiyoshi (53) sumo (55) Suo (22) Suruga (7) Suwa (142) swimming (13) Switzerland (12) Tagonoura (57) tahoto (38) taiko drum (138) Taiwan (16) Takaboko (121) Takao (7) Takino (5) Takinogawa (41) Tama River (11) Tamadare (38) Tamondori (7) Tatami mat (15) tateba (10) tattoo (75) Tayu (17) tea ceremony (29) tea house (465) temizu (11) temple (1.6k) temple (17) Tenjin (5) tent (30) text (249) Thailand (12) theater (186) Tianjin (85) title (42) tobacco (57) Tochigi (1.7k) Todaiji (42) toilet (136) Toji (10) Tokaido (83) Tokimatsu (37) Tokyo (1.9k) Tomioka (15) Tomonoura (15) Tonomine (7) Tonosawa (48) tool (5) top board (219) torii (627) Toshogu (773) tower (8) toy (60) train (48) tramway (6) Trans-Siberian (27) treasure (21) tree (65) Tsukiji (18) Tsuruga (16) tub (5) typhoon (12) Ueno (314) Uji (23) umbrella (546) Umbrella (23) United States (121) Urami (17) utensil (10) valley (4) various (398) vegetable (82) vehicle (12) Venice (7) veranda (3) Vietnam (174) villa (25) village (236) Vladivostok (27) volcano (10) Wada (7) Wakanoura (13) Wakayama (11) walk (17) wall (84) war (23) Washington (10) waterfall (493) Weapon (17) weaving (12) wedding (58) well (19) West (26) Western (389) western (7) wind (27) winter (7) winter costume (118) wisteria (187) woman (6.1k) wood (17) wooden sandals (32) Worker (19) worker (16) Workshop (15) wrestler (78) Yabakei (6) Yabusame (6) yaksha (10) Yamada (6) Yamamoto (45) Yamanaka (7) Yamashiro (5) Yamato (11) Yangon (24) Yasaka (48) Yashamon (14) Yasukuni (9) Yokohama (851) Yokosuka (17) Yokoyama Matsusaburo (10) Yomeimon Gate (214) Yoro (5) Yoshida (4) Yoshino (12) Yoshiwara (68) young (13) young girl (29) Yumoto (52) Zenkō-ji Temple (8) Zojoji (9) zoo (20)