Hara, from the series ""Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)""

Hara, from the series ""Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"" by Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎: A work made of color woodblock print; chuban.

What to notice

Look for Mount Fuji rising far beyond the Hara station landscape; the print balances travelers and local terrain against a landmark made monumental by distance.

Discover

This print presents Hara as one station on the Tokaido road. Travelers and local terrain occupy the foreground while Mount Fuji rises far beyond them, connecting a specific stop on a journey to Japan’s most persistent landscape landmark.