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Hakone 1890s • Rural Road
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A beautiful view on a rural road near Sanmaibashi (三枚橋) in Yumoto (湯本), Hakone. The photographer (Nobukuni Enami) has caught the attention of a group of children, women, farmers and travelers standing on the road. They are clearly very curious. Located in Kanagawa Prefecture, not too far from Yokohama, Hakone was—and still is—a popular spa resort. Sanmaibashi was a wooden bridge that crossed the river Hayagawa (早川). It was an important stage on the Tokaido, connecting Odawara with Hakone.
This image is one of a series of about 40 photographs that Nobukuni Enami shot in the Hakone area. According to Terry Bennett’s Old Japanese Photographs: Collectors’ Data Guide there is another photograph by Enami titled Sanmaibashi with the number 21.
This detail of the above image shows the diversity of people on this rural road.
The Google Map shows the location of the current Sanmaibashi bridge. I have not yet been able to locate the actual spot where this photograph was taken. Reliable suggestions are extremely welcome.
1 For more information about Nobukuni Enami, visit T-Enami.org, an excellent site by Rob Oechsle, himself an accomplished photographer.
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A beautiful view on a rural road near Sanmaibashi (三枚橋) in Yumoto, Hakone. The photographer (Nobukuni Enami) has caught the attention of a group of children, women, farmers and travelers standing on the road. Located in Kanagawa Prefecture, not too far from Yokohama, Hakone was—and still is—a popular spa resort. Sanmaibashi was a wooden bridge that crossed the river Hayagawa (早川). It was an important stage on the Tokaido, connecting Odawara with Hakone.
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