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Yoshiwara:
At Yoshiwara, the fifteenth station along the Tokaido -- far from the pleasure district in Edo with the same name -- Mount Fuji looms majestically from the mists that frequently envelop it completely. Hiroshige has chosen a low viewpoint that emphasizes the soaring height of the sacred volcanic mountain, which was believed to be the home of Buddhist and native deities. |