Katsushika Hokusai’s Ukiyo-e I will explain Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tokaido Road in Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.
Tagonoura in this ukiyo-e refers to the coastline in the present-day Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Located due south of Mt. Fuji, it is famous as the area where the distance between the sea and Mt.
It has been known as a famous place for a long time and is written in “Hyakunin Isshu”. The current Tagonoura Port is the landscape of the former Yoshiwara-juku.
Mt. Ashitaka can be seen in front of Mt. Fuji.
On the beach at the foot of the mountain, you can see people silently working in the salt fields.
The composition of this ukiyo-e print contrasts with the distant view, while in the foreground four boats and fishermen are fighting in the rough sea.
Speaking of Tagonoura, sludge pollution is famous. Pollution caused by sludge pollution that occurred at Tagonoura Port from the 1960s to the early 1970s.
The sludge not only interfered with the functions of the port, but also caused offensive odors, and developed into a social problem.
More than 5,000 people held protests. On the other hand, air pollution caused respiratory diseases such as bronchial asthma.
During its heyday, pollution-related health damage in Fuji City had a tremendous impact on more than 1,000 people.
It also had a big impact on the city administration, and the pollution problem became a point of contention in the Fuji mayoral election, and as a result, it became an innovative municipality.
This ukiyo-e is from around 1830 to 1832. Hokusai is around 72 years old.
