True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Yaomatsu Restaurant, Koume
by Inoue Yasuji
Description
The Yaomatsu restaurant at Koume in the eastern lowlands was one of the riverside eating establishments that catered to pleasure-seekers visiting the quiet gardens and cherry trees of the Sumida River's eastern bank. Koume was associated with the slower pace of riverside leisure, its restaurants offering seasonal cuisine and views of the water to visitors escaping the density of the city center. Yasuji's documentation of this establishment places it within his broader survey of the social geography of Meiji Tokyo, where eating and leisure were as much a part of the city's character as its bridges and temples.
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Frequently Asked Questions
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Yaomatsu Restaurant, Koume was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Yaomatsu Restaurant, Koume depicts urban scenes, cherry blossoms, and rivers & lakes, set at Tokyo.