Noboto Bay

The large torii gate standing left of center serves as a frame for Fuji. Its top crossbeam (kasagi) is drawn tilting sharply upward to the right, and beneath it, between the two pillars, white Fuji is visible in the distance. A second, smaller torii stands in the left foreground, and the large and small gates give the shallows a sense of depth.

On the shallows left bare by the tide, people crouch to search for shellfish, carry baskets lifted over their heads, or walk with loads slung from them under their straw hats. At the far left, children run about merrily. To the right, a hill thick with pines and thatched roofs continue, conveying life in a seaside village. The figures are small, but each one's raised arms and bent waist are different, and the bustle of the tidal flat comes through.

Noboto is a place name in today's Chuo Ward, Chiba City, , written with the characters 登戸. The Tokyo Fuji Art Museum identifies the torii in the shallows as that of Noboto Shrine. Seen from Edo, it was land across the inner bay, and from here Fuji could be viewed across the sea. The museum praises the composition as one calculated down to the size and angle of the torii and the balance of sea and land.