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Eight Views of Omi: Returning Sails at Yabase

Yabase was a port town on the eastern side of Lake Biwa, opposite Otsu. The area is now part of the city of Kusatsu, but in its heyday, Yabase Port was popular with pilgrims and travelers on the Tokaido highway between Kyoto to Tokyo. The Tokaido skirts Lake Biwa to the south and crosses the Seta River. Instead of sticking to the Tokaido and crossing the river at the Seta no Karahashi Bridge, those in a hurry often opted to hire a boat at Yabase to sail across the lake to Otsu instead. The water route remained the fastest option until the advent of the railways in the late 1800s.

In the Hoeido edition woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), a seemingly endless procession of boats streams from the small port of Yabase toward Otsu in the distance, their sails at different heights and angles. Some of the boats seem to be almost touching each other.

Today, the port is no longer as busy and the view from the shore has changed. Yabase Kihan Island was constructed in front of the port in 1982, and the modern Omi Ohashi Bridge has become the most popular way to cross the lake. However, there are still plenty of boats on Lake Biwa, even if most of them use engines rather than sails.

近江八景：矢橋歸帆

矢橋是琵琶湖東側的港口城市，位於大津對岸，現屬於草津市的一部分。在鼎盛時期，矢橋港連接了京都和東京的東海道，非常受朝聖者及旅客歡迎。東海道繞著琵琶湖一路向南，經瀨田唐橋跨過瀨田川才能到達大津，趕時間的行人通常會取捷徑：在矢橋租船，跨湖直達大津。19世紀晚期鐵路出現之前，水路依然是最快的選擇。

在保永堂版的歌川廣重（1797-1858）浮世繪中，一眼看不到盡頭的船隻從矢橋小小的港口一直排到對岸的大津，船帆的高度和角度皆不同，看起來有些船幾乎就要碰上。

如今港口不再繁忙，從岸邊看出去，景色也有了不同。港口前的矢橋歸帆島於1982年建造，現代的近江大橋成為最常用的跨湖交通。雖然琵琶湖上仍有大量船隻往來，不過大多數已用引擎取代了船帆。

近江八景：矢桥归帆

矢桥是琵琶湖东侧的港口城市，位于大津对岸，现属于草津市的一部分。在鼎盛时期，矢桥港是连接京都和东京的东海道上非常受朝圣者和旅行者欢迎的地方。东海道绕着琵琶湖一路向南，经濑田唐桥跨过濑田川才能到达大津，赶时间的行人通常会取捷径：在矢桥租船，跨湖直达大津。在19世纪晚期铁路出现之前，水路依然是最快的选择。

在保永堂版的歌川广重(1797-1858)浮世绘中，一眼看不到尽头的船只从矢桥小小的港口一直排到对岸的大津，船帆的高度和角度皆不同，看起来有些船几乎就要相互碰上。

如今港口不再繁忙，从岸边看出去，景色也有了不同。港口前的矢桥归帆岛于1982年建造，现代的近江大桥成为最常用的跨湖交通。然而，琵琶湖上仍有大量船只往来，只是大多数已用引擎取代了船帆。