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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Unbeaten Tracks in Japan • Isabella L. Bird
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan

In 1878, just 19 years after Japan opened it first ports to the world, and a mere ten years after the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, an adventurous 47-year old woman from the UK set out to explore the interior of Japan. The country was virtually unknown to Westerners, and a woman traveling only with a guide seemed outrageous. Everybody advised her not to, but she went anyway and wrote this unique and vivid journal of what she saw and experienced.


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Furniture Store in Kyoto, Japan (May 1934). # 80122-0015
Kyoto 1934 • Furniture Store
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The Bund in Kobe, Japan (1930). # 80122-0013
Kobe 1930 • The Bund
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Japan. Kobe. Boats and Warehouses in Port (1930). # 80122-0004
Kobe 1930 • Warehouses in Port
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Municipal Building, Kyoto, Japan (May 1934). # 80122-0012
Kyoto 1934 • City Hall
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Koinobori Streamers and Typical Rural Houses near Nara, Japan (May 1934). # 80122-0014
Nara 1934 • Rural Houses
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Benten-dori in Yokohama, Japan (1930). # 80122-0010
Yokohama 1930 • Bentendori
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Women Washing Clothes in Small Tubs at Public Washing Place in Kamakura, Japan (1930). # 80122-0008
1930 • Washing Clothes
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Cars and Street Cars on Ginza, Tokyo (May 1934). # 80122-0006
Tokyo 1934 • Traffic in Nihonbashi
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Japan. Tokyo. Approach to Asakusa Park and Temple, Toy and Curio Shops (May 1934). # 80121-0011
Tokyo 1934 • Asakusa Nakamise
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Japan, Tokaido Highway about 30 Miles from Yokohama (1930). # 80122-0003
Tokaido 1930 • Car on the Tokaido
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Japan. Miyajima. Fishing Boats (1930). # 80121-0020
Miyajima 1930 • Fishing Boats
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Japan. Man and Two Women Having Tea Inside Room. # 80121-0012
1920s • Having Tea
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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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Japan. Kyoto. Kyogoku Theater Street (May 1934). # 80121-0010
Kyoto 1934 • Kyogoku Theater Street
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