Dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon, Kinryūzan Temple at Asakusa was the oldest and most popular Buddhist temple in Edo. Here, Hiroshige depicts the temple blanketed in snow, framed partly through its famous Thunder Gate, from which hangs a massive paper lantern bearing characters of which only the bottom portions are visible. White snow falls against a grey sky as visitors, bundled in layered kimono, haori jackets, straw raincoats, umbrellas and hats, make their way toward the temple.

Number 99 in Hiroshige's masterpiece series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, this design marks the beginning of the series' winter scenes and employs the auspicious red-on-white palette known as kōhaku. The print also features embossed blind-printing on the snow-covered trees, the temple roof, and the snowy ground.