Old Photos of Japan rescues rare images of daily life in old Japan
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1890s
Broom Vendor

A street vendor carrying brooms (箒, houki) balanced on a carrying pole.

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Tokyo 1890s
Nihonbashi Fishmarket

Boats are docked at the fish market in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district. Until 1923, Nihonbashi housed a colorful and busy fish market, right next to the famous Nihonbashi Bridge.

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Shikoku, 1880s
Kotohira-gu Shrine

A very rare photo of Kotohira-gu, a Shinto shrine popularly known as Konpira-san, in Kotohira, Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. It is popularly known as Konpira-san.

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Yokohama 1900s
Tomitake Theater

The famous Tomitake-tei theater (富竹亭, Tomitake Hall) on Bashamichi-dori, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.

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Kobe 1870s
View from Mount Suwa

View of eastern Kobe from Mount Suwa during the late 1870s, early 1880s. The foreign settlement is located on the coast just out of the frame on the right.

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Tokyo 1920s
Toyama Firing Range

Panoramic view of the Toyama Firing Range (戸山射撃場, Toyama Shagekijo) in Okubo (大久保), Tokyo. The state-of-the-art facility was believed to have been the biggest in Asia.