1920s
Bride and Groom
In this beautiful wedding portrait, the groom wears a Western suit, while the bride is clad in a gorgeously decorated wedding kimono.
1920s
Mount Fuji 1920s
Tagonoura, Shizuoka
A view of Numa River and Mount Fuji as seen from Tagonoura in Shizuoka Prefecture.
1920s
Bride and Groom
By the 1920s, Japanese wedding customs had undergone a great transformation due to Western influences. This is visible in this wedding portrait where the groom wears a Western suit, while the bride is clad in a kimono.
1880s
Woman in Kimono
A beautiful portrait of a woman in kimono. This photograph was extremely popular during the late 1800s and has been attributed to just about every major photographer who was active during that time.
1920s
School Children doing Exercises
A large number of Japanese elementary school children perform exercises in the school yard.
Kobe 1890s
Ikuta Jinja Matsuri
A crowded festival day on the approach to Ikuta Jinja, a shinto shrine in Kobe’s Sannomiya district.