Shinmachi Bridge, Hodogaya, from the series the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Hoeido edition)

The station at Hodogaya was reborn in 1648 by combining the towns of Katabira, Godo, Iwama and Hodogaya. For that reason, the Katabira Bridge across the Katabira river was called the Shinmachi (New Town) Bridge. Mendicant Zen priests of the Fuke sect and palanquin bearers are crossing the bridge, and beyond them women of the small restaurants stand around and chat.