The is the view of Mt. Fuji from Kanaya. The river is the Oigawa, which was famous for its broad width and rough current. In the Edo era, the Shogun forbid the building of bridges at many locations on the highway, in order to protect Edo from attacks by Daimyo, forcing travelers to use human power to cross most of the rivers.

Hokusai drew nearly one hundred people in the image. So many men are carrying the large palanquins and large loads that they must have shouted to keep pace while walking over the deep and uneven riverbed.

Far away, beyond the embankments, Fuji towers as though it is watching over people's activities.

The publisher is 宝永堂 Hoei-do: the flag erected in the town on the other side of the river shows the character "永," and the family crest drawn on the wrapping cloth in the right foreground is Hoei-do's.