Hiroshige depicts a busy Azuma-bashi Bridge in Asakusa in this take on the "Returning Sails" theme. To create a more dramatic image for the paper size, he has altered the scale of the sailboats and bridge (the sails are, of course, much too high to pass under the bridge in this depiction). There is a flurry of activity both on the water and on dry land, suggesting it is the evening rush hour.