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Shinagawa: 8 km to Kawasaki

Hokusai1804

Ajinomoto Foundation For Dietary Culture

Ajinomoto Foundation For Dietary Culture
Tokyo, Japan

This print depicts Shinagawa, the first station along the Tōkaidō Road that connected Edo and Kyoto after departure from Nihonbashi in Edo. Three women process Asakusa nori (seaweed), a famous local product that could be found from Shinagawa to Ōmori and was named after the place it was sold as high-brand seaweed. Nori was produced in autumn.

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  • Title: Shinagawa: 8 km to Kawasaki
  • Creator: Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
  • Date Created: 1804
  • Rights: Ajinomoto Foundation for Dietary Culture
Ajinomoto Foundation For Dietary Culture

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