The eight views are selected from the southern part of Biwa Lake, being modeled after Shosho Hakkei-zu (Eight views of the Xiao and the Xiang in China) (completed in the Northern Song Dynasty period).
琵琶湖の南部から八箇所の名所を選んだもので、瀟湘八景図（北宋時代成立）になぞらえて選定されている。