Cave of Takkoku, Hiraizumi

A wooden temple building with a dark tiled roof stands built into the mouth of a large gray rock cave, its cliff face rising directly behind and above the structure. Stone steps and a stone lantern lead up to the temple's entrance, where a wooden staircase with a red-orange railing ascends to a side door; two small figures in blue are visible on the stairway. The scene is rendered in muted grays, browns, and blue-greens with a pale wash of sky at upper right; a signature and seal appear in the lower corners. Woodblock print, "Cave of Takkoku, Hiraizumi," by Kawase Hasui.