Fireworks by the Ryōgoku Bridge (Ryōgoku hanabi), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

No. 98 (fall section) on the title page for the series. Like the Fourth of July in the United States, summer in Edo was also a time for firework displays. Those near the Ryōgoku Bridge were very famous. Restaurants near the bridge stayed open late to make the most of the cool evening and river breezes. We can see people on the bridge and in the many pleasure boats, their lanterns glowing. Launching fireworks over water was also done for safety, as the densely packed city was always vulnerable to fire. The area in deep shadow across the river is Atake, with its distinctive riverside boathouses.