Yugyoji Temple at Fujisawa

The dark torii in the foreground divides the picture vertically, and through it a bridge, the post station, and a temple on a hill can be seen. Hiroshige seems to have been so fond of this torii that he drew it again from a different angle in another series.

This torii stood at the entrance to the approach to Enoshima Benzaiten, and from here the road to Enoshima branched off. Four zato (blind men) with staffs are walking under the torii, and a woman traveler can also be seen on the bridge.

The river in the foreground is the Sakai River, and the hall on the hill in the back is Yugyoji (Shojoko-ji). Fujisawa-juku developed as a temple town at the gate of Yugyoji. The upper part of the sky is dyed vermilion, and the temple grove, the roofs of the post station, and the blue river are clearly distinguished.

The foot of the bridge over the Sakai River was the starting point of the Enoshima road to Enoshima. At that time a notice board and a signpost were also placed beside the bridge. The black pillars of the torii act as a frame dividing the post station, the temple, and the sky. The stone steps leading to the temple are painted blue and stand out among the deep green of the grove. The roofs of the houses of the post station are also varied in yellow, indigo, and gray.