Souvenir shops dealing in Otsu special products including Otsu-e (Otsu paintings, named after the town of Otsu in Shiga Prefecture), Otsu Abacus and needles, and teahouses stood side by side.
大津絵や大津算盤、縫い針などの大津特産の土産物を売る店や茶店がひしめきあった。