Old Photos of Japan rescues rare images of daily life in old Japan
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1920s
Grist Mill

Three women and four children stand in front of a large water powered grist mill with a thatched roof.

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Hakone 1932
Hakone Lake

Hakone Lake, also known as Lake Ashi (芦ノ湖, Ashinoko), in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture as it looked in 1932 (Showa 7).

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Tokyo 1924
Japanese Garden

A very large private garden in Tokyo, featuring a pond, a stone bridge and an exotic looking building.

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Tokyo 1934
Modern Obi

This photo, taken in Tokyo in May 1934, shows a young woman wearing an obi (the beautifully decorated sash used to tie the kimono) with a design that must have been quite modern at the time.

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1924
Entrance of a House

Two women in kimono stand at the entrance, called genkan (玄関), of a house of what appears to be a well-to-do family.

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Kobe 1930s
Elevated Railway Tracks

A steam locomotive pulls passenger cars on elevated railway tracks in Kobe.