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.

Further from the gate of Yetsuyu, on the Kosykaido tract there was a western outpost of Edo Yetsuyu Okido, even further from the outpost was the first station on this

The bridge in the foreground of the engraving is called Oma-kagehasi. It is transferred through the aqueduct of Kanda-jesuy. A small bridge in the background of the engraving is probably

On the island of Mukojima, on the left bank of the Sumidagawa River, there was a Shinto-no Mori Shinto shrine in the forest, dedicated to the Sumidagawa River. The main

The area in the Minato area near the mountain of Atagoyama was one of the most aristocratic districts of Edo, where the daimyo mansions and houses of noble samurais were

The village of Minova was located south of the Senju station along the Osyukaydo tract and was formerly called Haradzyukuta. Before the construction of the Shanjiu Ohashi Bridge, there was

Mount Atagoyama was in the east of the city of Edo in the Yamanote district, where the daimyo mansions and high-ranking samurai Edo were located. Hiroshige portrayed the view from

In the center of the engraving is the largest canal of Kanda-Dziuyu, which was built by order of Bakufu to provide the capital with drinking water. It originated in the

Edo was a unique city, dense urban buildings adjoining it with rice paddies, orchards, parks of temples and sanctuaries. The Tonegawa River was famous in the Edo period for its

The quarter where the brothels were located, was founded in 1617 and was called Esivara, which literally means “Cane Field”. But soon the original hieroglyphs were replaced with exactly the