doi:10.7916/d8-2j1f-vr81Yokkaichi, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the TōkaidōKatsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849printsstill imageIn this image of the forty-fourth station of the Tōkaidō, Hokusai shows a fragment of the commercial life of this port town, the name of which literally means "the market on the fourth day," because of a major fare that took place there on the fourth day of every month. The stone inscription on the righthand side reads "Sangu michi" - a road off the Tōkaidō that led to a Shinto shrine. The depicted travelers are passing by a teahouse that sells, according to another inscription, manjū (dough buns filled with sweet bean paste).