A boatman punts his log raft towards the Fukagawa timber yards,[1][2][7] and in the background, at the far bank of the river, is a part of Edo known as Atake after the government ship, the Atakemaru (ja:安宅丸) that was moored there.

[8] Two women and four or five men are shown crossing the bridge sheltering under hats, umbrellas or straw capes from a sudden shower of rain.

[2] Sudden showers are a recurring theme in ukiyo-e works and here, in what Hiroshige calls "white rain",[7] the downpour is depicted using a large number of thin dark parallel lines in 2 directions - a difficult skill in woodblock carving.

The title cartouche (top right) was reprinted in three rather than two colours in later prints, which also feature a deep blue bokashi (gradation) applied to the left of the bridge and underneath the piles to the right, and a shadow on the walkway.

[13] The theme of scurrying people sheltering from the weather under umbrellas that is typical of One Hundred Views of Edo was an influence on Félix Buhot's Le Petit Enterrement and Hiroshige's high horizons, areas of blue wash and strong foreground imagery with lack of middle ground influenced Auguste-Louis Lepère's prints such as La Convalescente: Madame Lepère.

He was heavily influenced by these prints, particularly Hiroshige, and made copies of two from the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Plum Park in Kameido and this one.