“Edo Komeikai Teizu” “Shitaya Hirokoji” “Toei Sanroku Kawachirojo Sake Banquet Scene”

The ukiyo-e series introduces famous restaurants in Edo, where numerous restaurants, tea shops, and sake bars used to flourish. While it is visually pleassant, this series also played the role of a guidebook, similar to tourist guidebooks in the present day.

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
Published: Late Edo (Middle of the 1800s)

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