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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Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People • William W. Fitzhugh et al
Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People

Japan’s indigenous people, the Ainu, inhabited Hokkaido, the Kurile Islands, southern Sakhalin Island, and a portion of northern Honshu. They had a unique culture and language, completely separate from that of the Japanese. By the middle of the 19th century, the destruction of this ancient culture was set in motion by Japan’s national government.


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Ueno Park Hill, Tokyo # 71204-0006
Tokyo 1890s • Streetcar in Ueno
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Kazumasa Ogawa • Collotype Print • Kazumasa Ogawa
Ginza # 80626-0005
Tokyo 1880s • Ginza Streetcar
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Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe
Farmer with Loaded Horse # 70601-0021
1890s • Farmer with Loaded Horse
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Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Japan. Kobe. Boats and Warehouses in Port (1930). # 80122-0004
Kobe 1930 • Warehouses in Port
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Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department
Sailing Vessel and View of Fuji from Tagonoura # 70215-0004
Mount Fuji 1920s • Tagonoura, Shizuoka
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Kago Bearers and Customer Taking a Break # 70606-0004
1890s • Kago Bearers Taking a Break
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Cars and Street Cars on Ginza, Tokyo (May 1934). # 80122-0006
Tokyo 1934 • Traffic in Nihonbashi
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Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department
Japan. Miyajima. Fishing Boats (1930). # 80121-0020
Miyajima 1930 • Fishing Boats
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Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department
s.s. Malolo and other Steamers and Liners in Yokohama Harbor, Japan (October 1929). # 80121-0013
Yokohama 1929 • Ships in Port
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Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department
Street Cars at Ginza, Tokyo # 70222-0004
Tokyo 1910s • Ginza
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Steam Train Arriving at Osaka Station # 70209-0029
Osaka 1930s • Osaka Station
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Kobe 1910s • Steam Launches
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Steam Train Passing Along Aioicho-dori in Kobe # 70330-0021
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Unknown • Postcard • Ueda
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