Thirty-six enjoyments of Edo: Twenty-six nights of Takanawa

Thirty-six enjoyments of Edo: Twenty-six nights of Takanawa
Painted by Utagawa Toyokuni III and Utagawa Hiroshige II 1864 (Genji 1) Tokyo Shiryō Collection 0431-C2

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Takanawa was famous for its full view of Edo Bay, especially for viewing the Nijūrokuyamachi moon. "Nijūrokuyamachi" was a custom where people would wait for the late moon rising on the 26th day of the first and seventh month of the lunar calendar and many would gather on coasts and heights.

Thirty-six enjoyments of Edo: Twenty-six nights of Takanawa Painted by Utagawa Toyokuni III and Utagawa Hiroshige II 1864 (Genji 1) Tokyo Shiryō Collection 0431-C2

Thirty-six enjoyments of Edo: Twenty-six nights of Takanawa
Painted by Utagawa Toyokuni III and Utagawa Hiroshige II 1864 (Genji 1) Tokyo Shiryō Collection 0431-C2