Tokyo 1890s
Koamicho, Nihonbashi
Boats are docked in front of a long row of warehouses in Koamicho in Tokyo’s mercantile quarter of Nihonbashi. The area was the heart of Tokyo’s shitamachi, the low city,
Tokyo 1890s
1890s
Women Washing
Another studio image portraying housework, in this case the washing of kimono. Some of the women have their sleeves pulled up with cords.
Osaka 1930s
Central Wholesale Market
A panoramic view of the Osaka Central Wholesale Market in Osaka, which played a major role in establishing a stable food market in Osaka and surroundings.
Yokohama 1910s
Yokohama Pier
People in Japanese and Western style dress walk on the pier in Yokohama Harbor. A steamship can be seen in the back, spewing black smoke from its smokestack.
Tokyo 1890s
Streetcar in Ueno
This photograph displays Tokyo’s most popular transportation modes during the Meiji Period (1868-1912), horse drawn streetcars and jinrikisha (rickshaws).