Kyoto 1934
Shinkyogoku Entertainment Street
People passing by shops and theaters in Kyoto’s Shinkyogoku (新京極) entertainment street, May 1934.
Kyoto 1934
1920s
Grist Mill
Three women and four children stand in front of a large water powered grist mill with a thatched roof.
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).
Tokyo 1924
Japanese Garden
A very large private garden in Tokyo, featuring a pond, a stone bridge and an exotic looking building.
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.
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.