One of Koitsu's most popular designs, this woodcut has been reprinted many times by the publisher since its original printing in January 1935. The artist depicts two geisha bathed in the light of a teahouse in the early evening. Koitsu's sensitive handling of light is evident in this print.
From the title "Yotsuya Araki Yokocho", the teahouse is located in an alley (yokocho) in Yotsuya, Araki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.
In 1933 Koitsu began a series of twelve image titled the 'Tokyo Fukei Series' (Tokyo Views) were published in a particular order and "Yotsuya Araki Yokocho" was published tenth in the series of twelve. The series was completed in November of 1935.
Publisher Doi Sadaichi planned to publish one print each month but the project ended up taking three years. This impression is from a later printing, circa 1950-63.