Utagawa HiroshigeⅡ 1854 A woman in travelling attire on horse back with attendants on the highway. One of the attendants is holding the reins of the horse and he and the woman are both smiling conveying a mild, gentle ambience.

Utagawa HiroshigeⅡ 1854 Yoshida post station was located at today’s Toyohasi. The bridge that spans over Toyo-gawa River was also called Toyo-hashi Bridge (It was also called as Yoshida O-hashi).

Utagawa HiroshigeⅡ 1854 The lively scene of the Goyu post station is illustrated. Since Goyu post station is only 1.7km away from the next Akasaka post station, the inns scramble for guests, and even in this picture, several tome-on’na (women employees of inns who compulsorily tries to bring travelers to their inns) are pulling the sleeves and luggage of travelers.

Utagawa HiroshigeⅡ 1854 The scenes that guests relax and enjoy the time in the rooms are also depicted. A cycad tree half appearing in the middle garden on the middle left was also captured in Hiroshige I’s Akasaka scene which produces an atmosphere referring back to the illustration style of Hiroshige I.

Utagawa HiroshigeⅡ 1854 The scenery of a landscape of a rest place, located at the east end of Fujikawa post station is depicted.By dividing the space before the travelers riding horses, the slope of the mountain pass, which starts from the elevated area to the lower area is expressed.

Utagawa HiroshigeⅡ 1854 In this picture, the longest bridge along the Toukaidou Highway, Yahagi Bridge that spans over Yahagi River is illustrated. The length of the bridge was about 374meters long.

Utagawa HiroshigeⅡ 1854 Express litter bearers and express messengers on the highway rushing on their way can be observed. The ‘stillness’ of woman traveling are working really emphasizes the ‘dynamism’ and ‘speed’ of the express litter bearers.

Utagawa HiroshigeⅡ 1854 The production of Arimatsu shibori (tie-and-indigo-dyed) took place at Arimatsu Village located east side of Narumi post station and these products were sold at the shops along the Highway. Travelers are attracted by the various kimonos displayed at the shop-front. The hill illustrated in the right foreground is covering some of the street with the stores drawn in perspective to give an expression of depicted.