Yotsuya Naitō Shinjuku (new lodging houses). Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1857.

The village on the main road west of Edo was created as a pretext for housing prostitutes within easy walking distance of the city

One of Hiroshige's boldest designs, see Wellcome Library catalogue no. 37310i, for a similar design from the same set

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], Month 11, 1857.

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Hiroshige-ga Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal and set title Set title in red cartouche; print title in square cartouche

One hundred famous places in Edo

Wellcome Collection 37308i