The print shows a small part of the wooden Ōhashi (Great) bridge diagonally across the foreground of the image as the bridge crosses the Sumida River. In the background is a boatman punting his log raft towards the Fukagawa timber yards, looking for shelter.[1][2][7] Also seen is the far bank of the river in a part of Edo known as Atake after the government ship, the Atakemaru 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] are depicted using a large number of thin dark parallel lines in 2 directions - a difficult skill in woodblock printing.[5][9] At the top of the print are dark clouds from which the rain emanates, these are produced using a bokashi technique, another difficult printing technique, and vary significantly between prints. Other bokashi areas seen in some prints are the water around the bridge and the bridge's roadway.[2] The rain, sheltering people and log raft at the centre of the image give the image a sense of movement.[7][10]Bridges have been sited at that same location since 1693. [11][12] The wooden bridge depicted in the print was replaced by another bridge in 1885, completed in 1912 and later moved to a new site elsewhere. The current bridge at the site was erected in 1973.