玉の井の迷路のような路地で、突如激しい夕立に見舞われて傘を差し掛けられた状況

'A Strange Tale from East of the River' (Bokuto Kitan) is a peak of Japanese aesthetic literature and an autobiographical masterpiece novel written by Kafu Nagai in the early Showa period, beautifully depicting the vanishing Edo downtown atmosphere. The elderly writer Taku Oe, Kafu's alter ego, was strolling through the maze-like alleys of Tamanoi, a red-light district east of the Sumida River. Suddenly caught in a violent evening shower, Taku was offered an umbrella by a young courtesan, Oyuki. This was their fateful encounter.