A Spring Shower, Tsuchiyama, from the series the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Hoeido edition)

As in the song Suzuka Mago, which laments “the sun is shining, shining on the slope, Suzuka is cloudy, and unfortunately it’s raining in Tsuchiyama,” the scenery of Tsuchiyama in the rain is depicted. Wrapped in raincoats and umbrella hats, retainers of the daimyo lord cross the Tamura River. Once past this point, Tsuchiyama station is only moments ahead.