Station Twenty-six: Nissaka, Sayo no Nakayama, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido ca. 1833–34 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese Travelers pass the famous Night-Weeping Stone (yonaki-ishi) near a steep uphill course to Nissaka. According to legend, a pregnant woman was killed by bandits, and her blood fell on the stone. Ever since, the stone has cried out every night for her. The magnificent, sharp slope at the right is boldly contrasted with the gentle silhouette of the low-lying Station Twenty-six: Nissaka, Sayo no Nakayama, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido 55993

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