This work depicts sakura (cherry blossom) trees along the Tamagawa aqueduct, which supplied water to the city of Edo. It is thought to show what is now the vicinity of the main gate of Shinjuku Imperial Garden.
The rows of cherry trees planted in February 1956 were well received, but the Shogunate took notice of the fact that these cherry trees were designated as “official trees” and ordered their removal in March of the same year.