It is located in what is now the city of Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
It was famous because Yamauchi Kazutoyo rebuilt the area and lived there himself.
It also served as a post station along a salt road that ran through Shinano Province between the modern-day cities of Makinohara and Hamamatsu.
The classic ukiyo-e print by Andō Hiroshige (Hōeidō edition) from 1831–1834 depicts travelers crossing a trestle-bridge.
In the background, peasants are planting rice and in the distance, Mount Akiba is shown in the mists.