Tokyo 1890s
Geisha Houses, Shinbashi
A seemingly endless street full of geisha houses in Tokyo’s most elite geisha district of the Meiji Period, Shinbashi.
Tokyo 1890s
Kyoto 1934
Furniture Store
A furniture store in Kyoto in May 1934. Notice the tricycles and prams. Both are articles that you would not expect at a furniture store.
Tokyo, 1880s
Ginza and Kyobashi
Another view from Ginza 4-chome looking towards Kyobashi. The high elevation affords a clear view over Tokyo.
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.