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.
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.
A large number of Japanese elementary school children perform exercises in the school yard.
A crowded festival day on the approach to Ikuta Jinja, a shinto shrine in Kobe’s Sannomiya district.
Four bronze ware craftsmen at work in the workshop of Noboru Nogawa (能川登) in Kyoto, founded in 1825 (Bunsei 8).
A young girl holding a paper parasol and a chochin (lantern) is carrying her baby sister on her back.