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Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji, Tokaido Yoshida

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Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji, Tokaido Yoshida
Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji, Tokaido Yoshida

This is one of the famous series of Katsushika Hokusai's "Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji". People are enjoying the view of Mt. Fuji at Fujimi Chaya, a teahouse with Mt. Fuji view. It was located in Yoshida station on the Tokaido Road, the most important road from Kyo (present Kyoto) to Edo in those days. The sign boards on the right describe the main menu of the teahouse: ochazuke (a simple rice dish) and hokuchi (a tinder used to light fires).

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