Tokyo, 1880s
Ginza and Kyobashi
Another view from Ginza 4-chome looking towards Kyobashi. The high elevation affords a clear view over Tokyo.
Tokyo, 1880s
Tokyo 1872
Anjincho in Nihonbashi
Rackety wooden houses with shingled roofs in Tokyo’s Anjincho (安針町) in the Nihonbashi district.
Tokyo 1880s
Sakashita-mon
A horse-drawn carriage has just passed through the Sakashita-mon gate, while three jinrikisha (rickshaws) are waiting for passengers. In the back the Kunaisho (Imperial Household) building can be seen.
Tokyo 1880s
Ginza Streetcar
A wonderfully relaxed Ginza, full of empty space, with magnificent willow trees, a simple sandy road and a horse-drawn street car. It can hardly be any more different from the Ginza that we know today.
Tokyo 1880s
Shintomiza Theater
People gathering in front of Tokyo’s legendary Shintomiza Theater (新富座), near Ginza and the Tsukiji Foreign Settlement.
1930s
Modern Woman
A confident young Japanese woman in modern dress and hairdo during the early Showa Period (1926-1989).