Hiroshige Utagawa

In this area, the Sumidagawa River was called Asakusagawa. Behind the gates of Asakusa Gomon were the government rice warehouses of Asakusa Gozo. Warehouses were located on eight berths, as

From the elevation, passing along the Megurogawa, a view of the rice fields and Mount Fuji was opened. Here was a famous temple dedicated to Fudo-Meo. The area of Meguro

In 1646, the monk of Otorii Nobusuke cut out the image of Sugawara no Mitizane, from the sacred tree of the quinai plum and built a chapel in which he

Not far from the Mannenbasi Bridge, in the lower reaches of the Sumidagawa River, the Hakozakagawa Channel separated from its main channel. At the intersection of the two arms of

At the slope of Geninzak in Maguro was a stone bridge across the river Megurogava. The image of this bridge occupies the entire foreground of the engraving. The official name

Hiroshige depicts a panorama of the famous pond of Senzoku no Ike, on the right bank of which, in the depths of the grove, there was a Shinto shrine of

Houses in Edo were wooden, so they often burned. After major fires, there was a need for a forest to restore burnt houses. After the formation of the government of

Asakusagawa, Miyatogawa, Okawa – the names of the same river Arakawa. The lower course of the Arakawa River from the bridge of Senju-Ohashi is called Sumidagawa. In the Asakusa area,

On the right bank of Sumidagawa, between the bridges of Azsu-mabashi and Regokubashi there were Government rice warehouses. In the north from these places, in Miesite, on the banks of

This is the first engraving of thirty, dedicated to the summer season. Like the spring series, the summer begins with the image of the Nihonbashi bridge. This engraving shows the

“Fukagawa” is the name of the area on the southeast edge of Edo. At the junction of the Onagigawa Canal with the Sumidagawa River stood a bridge called Mannenbashi, which

Between the trunks of the large maple tree with red leaves pushed to the fore, a view of the Mama locality opens. This huge maple was known to the inhabitants

The engraving is different from the rest of the series, it is fantastic, completely unreal and mysterious, although the place depicted in it is quite specific. These are the Sedzoku

Engraving, opening the “winter season” is dedicated to the monastery of Kinryudzan, its other name is Sansoji. This monastery is one of the three oldest and most significant centers of

In the engraving is shown a pond Sinobadzunoike near the temple Kaneydzi in Ueno. Hiroshige brings to the fore a pine bizarre shape: its branches bend, forming a circle. For

Sibaura – the coast from the bridge of Shiodobebasi to the Takanava quarter. Hiroshige depicts a small section of it, where the Simbasigawa River flows into the Edo Gulf. Until

The engraving depicts the street of one of the ancient quarters of Odemmata, which means “The Great Postal Station”. There was a highway Osyukaydo. It was one of the first

Before, Sinagawa was a small port city. But in the Edo period, Sinagawa became the first station on the Tokaido road. In the days of Hiroshige, there was a custom

Hiroshige shows the intersection of two canals, which play an important role in the unified system of rivers and canals of Edo, connecting with the main artery of the Eastern

During the Edo period, it was possible to get to the Esivara quarter only by water, turning from Sumidagawa to the Sanyaabori Canal, and then, having landed on the shore,

The Etsugi canal was built in the early 17th century to provide drinking water to the Khondze and Fukagawa areas. The source was in Kawarasone Tamai on the Moto-arakawa river.