Old Photos of Japan rescues rare images of daily life in old Japan
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1920s
School Children doing Exercises

A large number of Japanese elementary school children perform exercises in the school yard.

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Kobe 1890s
Ikuta Jinja Matsuri

A crowded festival day on the approach to Ikuta Jinja, a shinto shrine in Kobe’s Sannomiya district.

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Kyoto 1890s
Bronze Ware Craftsmen

Four bronze ware craftsmen at work in the workshop of Noboru Nogawa (能川登) in Kyoto, founded in 1825 (Bunsei 8).

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1910s
Girl with Baby

A young girl holding a paper parasol and a chochin (lantern) is carrying her baby sister on her back.

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Utsunomiya 1890s
Panoramic View

View on Utsunomiya, (宇都宮市), the capital of Tochigi Prefecture. The photographer most probably looked south-east from Futarayama Shrine (二荒山神社).

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Kyoto 1934
City Hall

Kyoto City Hall shortly after it was completed.