This area once was a barren land and not suitable to grow food but people gradually focussed on possibilities of dyeing business. Since then, Narumi station became famous for dyeing products. The pattern known as Arimatsu Shiori became very popular and travelers were eager to purchase products for themselves and as souvenirs.

In the foreground store, numerous kimono are hanging, and rolls of cloth are neatly piled on the tatami mats. A clerk seems to be doing business with a customer. To the left, near the tree, a stack of buckets and pails are seen. They are all filled with water, always prepared for swift fire extinguishment.

Hiroshige left the publisher's family name 'Takeuchi' and his distinctive 'hi-ro' mark on the shop curtain.