True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Off the Coast at Shinagawa
by Inoue Yasuji
Description
The sea off Shinagawa — the bay view from Tokyo's southern port district, once the first maritime gateway into Edo — offers a wide horizon of water, boats, and the distant smudge of the Boso Peninsula across the bay. Shinagawa was a historic post town on the Tokaido highway and remained an active port well into the Meiji period, its fishing fleets and merchant vessels giving the offshore view a lively character. Yasuji's composition captures the openness of the bay, a relief from the enclosed canal scenes that dominate his urban documentation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Off the Coast at Shinagawa was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Off the Coast at Shinagawa depicts landscapes and seascapes, set at Tokyo.