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Over 500 beautiful photographs and postcards, mostly of between 1900 and 1940, take you back to Japan’s now-extinct licensed pleasure districts. You will keep opening up this book again and again. A beauty!
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Kimbei Kusakabe
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# 80626-0005 Tokyo 1880s • Ginza Streetcar Meiji • City Views • Transport Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe |
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# 70606-0005 Nikko 1890s • Yumoto Meiji • Rural • Scenic Views Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe |
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# 70606-0003 Yokohama 1890s • Nectarine No. 9 Brothel Meiji • Buildings • Prostitution Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe |
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# 71005-0007 Yokohama 1890s • Isezaki-cho 2-chome Meiji • City Views Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe |
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# 70219-0019 Yokohama 1890s • Bentendori Meiji • City Views Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe |
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# 80115-0017 1880s • Shinto Priest Meiji • People • Religious Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe |
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# 70319-0006 Yokohama 1880s • Farms at Negishi Meiji • Rural • Scenic Views Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe |
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# 70319-0004 Kyoto 1880s • View from Higashiyama Meiji • City Views Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe |
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# 70613-0007 1890s • Having a Party Meiji • Customs • People Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • J B Millet Company |
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# 70614-0004 1890s • Woman Writing with Brush Meiji • Customs • Women Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 70621-0010 Mount Fuji 1890s • From Izumi, Shizuoka Meiji • Rural • Scenic Views Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe |
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# 80129-0024 Hakone 1880s • Two Women in Bathroom Meiji • Customs • Women Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe |
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# 70319-0005 Osaka 1890s • Shitennoji Temple Meiji • Temples & Shrines • Buildings Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe |
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# 70319-0007 Osaka 1890s • Shinsaibashi Bridge Meiji • City Views • Bridges Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe |
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