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Paulownia Plantation, Akasaka

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    • currently in research collection

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  • Hiroshige’s Views of Tokyo by Oliver Impey

    Hiroshige’s Views of Tokyo

    Seen past a kiri tree (Paulownia) is the former Outer Moat of Edo Castle, now the main road between Asaka-Mitsuke and Toranomon. The Paulownia fields kiribatake of the title may have been decorative rather than commercial even then.

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