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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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# 80115-0022 Kobe 1890s • Ikuta Jinja Matsuri Meiji • City Views • Religious Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 71005-0005 Kyoto 1890s • Bronze Ware Craftsmen Meiji • At Work • People Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 70330-0001 1910s • Girl with Baby Meiji • Children • Women Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 70606-0002 Utsunomiya 1890s • Panoramic View Meiji • City Views Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 70606-0004 1890s • Kago Bearers Taking a Break Meiji • At Work • Transport Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 70219-0029 Kyoto 1890s • Gion Matsuri Meiji • Customs • Religious Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 80131-0022 Tokyo 1910s • Asakusa Nakamise Meiji • Shops • Temples & Shrines Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 71129-0011 Osaka 1910s • Koraibashi Meiji • Bridges • City Views Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 70222-0004 Tokyo 1910s • Ginza Taisho • City Views • Transport Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 70219-0014 Nagasaki 1870s • Minamiyamate Meiji • City Views • Scenic Views Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 70208-0013 1880s • Pilgrims Meiji • People • Religious Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 70221-0001 1910s • Children Carrying Children Meiji • Children • Customs Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 70221-0003 1910s • Drinking Tea Meiji • Customs • People Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 70219-0026 Kyoto 1890s • Teahouses in Gion Meiji • City Views Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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Thanks, Michael. I have also seen N. Nogawa receipts for the 1930s. I haven’t seen …
The N. Nogawa shop at the same address was still in operation as late as …
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It is so beautiful. I love Japan
Really amazing, to see all these old photos from Japan, and knowing, and having visited …