"Fuji at Torigoe" is the eightieth woodblock print from One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai. It depicts the observatory of the Calendar Bureau during the Edo period, with astronomers working on the roof, Mt. Fuji in the background. The astronomical device, however, is not an observational instrument; it is an orrery. Judging by the outdoor location for the instrument and the fact that it is missing essential components, it is likely that Hokusai produced this design based on another illustration. According to Hokusai scholar Henry D. Smith II, the orrery is best seen as an indication of Hokusai's interest in Western science rather than a representation of Japanese astronomical practice.

Commentary to Hokusai: One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji, Henry D. Smith II. George Braziller, Inc., 1988.

Katsushika Hokusai  (1760–1849)
	Alternative names	Birth name: Tokitarō (時太郎)
	Description	Japanese painter, drawer and printmaker
	Date of birth/death	31 October 1760	10 May 1849
	Location of birth/death	Edo, today Tokyo	Edo, today Tokyo
	Work period	1775 –1849
	Work location	Edo, today Tokyo, Nagoya,Uraga
	Authority file	: Q5586 VIAF: 69033717 ISNI: 0000000121381517 ULAN: 500060426 LCCN: n80043599 NLA: 36189466 WorldCat

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