Mitsuke is the twenty-eighth station on the Tōkaidō, the
half-way point between Edo and Kyōto; it is located near the open
coastline of the Enshū Sea. Mitsuke means "place
to get a view"; the name was chosen because this is the first place,
travelling towards Edo, from which it is possible to see Mount Fuji.
The Tenryū River outside the town is so strong and swift it was
impossible to ford it, so all traffic had to use ferryboats, as here.
As with the illustration of Okabe, Yoshitoshi has again chosen to echo
Hiroshige's illustration of this stage in 'Hoeido' Tōkaidō
series, with the ridgelines disappearing into a grey mist.
