OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN, a photo blog of Japan in the Meiji, Taisho and Showa periods

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shows photos of Japan between the 1860s and 1930s. In 1854, Japan opened its doors to the outside world for the first time in more than 200 years. It set in motion a truly astounding transformation. As fate would have it, photography had just been invented. As the old country vanished and a new one was born, daring photographers took photos. Discover what life was like with their rare and precious photographs of old Japan.

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10/07/2008 (Tuesday) Manseibashi Station, Tokyo

Scenic Views

Mt. Fuji from Iedzumi Village # 70621-0010
Mount Fuji 1890s • From Izumi, Shizuoka
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Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print
Panoramic View on Nagasaki # 70820-0001
Nagasaki 1890s • View on City and Bay
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Nobukuni Enami • Albumen Print
View on Enoshima Island # 70820-0005
Enoshima 1890s • View from Katase
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Kozaburo Tamamura • Albumen Print
Panoramic View on Osaka # 71205-0005
Osaka 1880s • View on Tennoji
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Unknown • Albumen Print
Floating Logs at Togetsu Bridge, Arashiyama, Kyoto # 71205-0016
Arashiyama 1890s • Floating Logs
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Unknown • Albumen Print
Kamo River in Sanjo, Kyoto # 80115-0009
Kyoto 1890s • Kamogawa
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Kozaburo Tamamura • Albumen Print
Togetsukyo, Arashiyama # 80131-0001
Arashiyama 1910s • Togetsukyo
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Teijiro Takagi • Glass Slide
Kinosaki Onsen # 70115-0005
Kinosaki 1920s • Kinosaki
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Unknown • Postcard
Togetsu Bridge, Arashiyama, Kyoto # 71205-0017
Arashiyama 1880s • Togetsukyo Bridge
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Kazumasa Ogawa • Albumen Print
Tea Plantation and Toji Pagoda, Kyoto # 80115-0008
Kyoto 1890s • Tea Field and Toji Pagoda
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Unknown • Albumen Print