True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Sea off Omori
by Inoue Yasuji
Description
The sea off Omori — the shallow coastal district south of Tokyo Bay, famous for its nori seaweed cultivation — opens onto a wide flat horizon of water and sky, a maritime landscape of working life rather than scenic tourism. Omori's seaweed farmers worked the tidal shallows in small boats, harvesting the dark nori that was both a local industry and a beloved Tokyo food. Yasuji's view captures the working bay with his characteristic attention to the ordinary and unspectacular, the flat water and low horizon giving the composition a quiet expansiveness.
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Frequently Asked Questions
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Sea off Omori was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Sea off Omori depicts seascapes, set at Tokyo.