The Nikko Kaido (Nikko Highway) is one of the Go-kaido (the five main highway), which connected Edo and Nikko (about 140 km). An old woman with a basket on her back walks along a path covered with thick cedar trees.  Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) depicted a tranquil scene in the mountains in a vertical composition. He drew the glistening summer sun and cumulus clouds in the sky. A ray of light shines from the right side into the shadows of the near-view, which is still dark in the daytime.