Yokkaichi, which was about seven miles southwest of Kuwana, was also a port, but at the same time it was a thriving market town. Its name, in fact, " fourth day market," since the traditional market was held on the fourth of each month. The town was badly damaged in World War II, and few remains of the premodern period are to be seen today.
Hiroshige's print, which shows a scene by the Mie River just outside town, is one of the most expert wind pictures ever turned out by a Japanese print artist. The willow tree waves  violently, and the coat of the man at the right seems on the point of ripping. A special Hiroshige touch is the excited face of the man who is chasing his hat.