Tokyo 1910s
Ginza
Looking north-east towards Ginza not too far from the spot where the current Shinbashi subway station is located.
Tokyo 1910s
Nagasaki 1870s
Minamiyamate
A view on Nagasaki Harbor and the southern tip of the city’s foreign settlement. The main foreign settlement in Oura is behind the hill in the right background.
Kobe 1910s
Sannomiya
Ikuta-mae, the street leading to the shinto shrine Ikuta Jinja. In the background the shrine’s torii gate can be seen. One Western style building made of stone stands out among the otherwise traditional wooden architecture.
1880s
Pilgrims
Three Pilgrims are resting at a weathered pine tree in what appears to be the grounds of a buddhist temple.
1910s
Children Carrying Children
Foreign visitors were uniformly surprised by scenes like this one, children carrying their smaller brothers and sisters on their backs while playing with each other.
1910s
Drinking Tea
What a wonderful and relaxed scene. Three women and two small kids, all wearing traditional clothing, having a welcome tea break at the engawa (veranda) of a thatched house.