In the style of Tokaidochu Hizakurige by Ikku JUPPENSHA, the story develops around hilarious incidents that the two leading characters who were the great-great grandsons of Yajirobei and Kitahachi (who were the main characters of Tokaidochu Hizakurige) encountered on a trip to London, England to visit the London World Exposition.
十返舎一九の『東海道中膝栗毛』にならって、弥次郎兵衛、北八の3代目の孫ふたりを、イギリスのロンドン万国博覧会見物に出立させ、その道中の滑稽を叙したものである。