Shinagawa Station, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

東海道五十三次之内「品川日之出」

Shinagawa was the highway’s dawn threshold. Hiroshige catches departure light — a dawn scene that sets the rhythm for the stations ahead.

Read the dawn weather tag — early light softens edges and signals departure.

Follow the inlet water toward the bright horizon; travel begins in reflected glare.

Compare this quiet dawn with the sudden rain at Shōno later on the road.