Kyoto Hanga-in

Kyoto Hanga-in (Kyoto Printmaking Institute) was a Kyoto-based publisher and printmaking workshop that played a significant role in the production of woodblock prints in the mid-twentieth century. The organization worked with several Kyoto-based artists, most notably Tomikichiro Tokuriki, to produce prints depicting the temples, shrines, and traditional landscapes of the ancient capital.

Operating in the tradition of collaborative printmaking where the publisher coordinated the work of designers, carvers, and printers, Kyoto Hanga-in helped maintain the infrastructure of traditional woodblock printing in the Kansai region during a period when the art form faced declining commercial viability. The institute served as both a publishing house and an educational center for preserving traditional printmaking techniques.