Miya, which was about three and a quarter miles from Narumi, has now become the city of Atsuta, a large suburb of Nagoya. Atsuta Shrine, the torii of which is shown here, numbers among its various festivals a rather peculiar one in which the devotees chase horses, and it is this that Hiroshige chose as the subject of his print.
From Miya one road branched off toward Saya and another toward Mino Province, while the Tokaido itself took to the water for a distance of about fifteen miles to Kuwana. Thanks to its pivotal position, Miya was the largest and busiest town between Edo and Kyoto.