Yoshiwara: Mount Fuji on the Left, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road

Yoshiwara is the fourteenth station on the Tokaido Road. Three boys on horseback are traveling along the road. In the distance, to the left, Mount Fuji appears in bright red. From the perspective of a traveler moving from Edo to Kyoto along the Tokaido Road, Mount Fuji is typically seen on the right. However, as one approaches Yoshiwara, the mountain appears briefly on the left due to a change in the direction of the road. This rare view is captured in the scene.

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