Yokohama 1890s
Isezaki-cho 2-chome
The area between Isezakicho and Nigiwai-cho was known among foreigners as Theater Street.
Yokohama 1890s
Kobe 1880s
View from Yamate
Kobe seen from a location in the mountains, close to where Shin-Kobe Station is located today.
Kyoto 1890s
Teahouses in Gion
The entertainment district of Gion in Kyoto as seen from the steps of Yasaka Shrine: rickshaws carrying soldiers, women in kimono holding paper parasols, a vendor with his wares, men wearing Western hats, and curious children.
Nagasaki 1880s
Ebisu Shrine and Harbor
A beautiful view of Nagasaki Harbor and Ebisu Shrine (恵美須神社) taken from Akunoura (飽の浦). The mountains to the left are Mt. Konpira (金比羅山) and Mt. Tateyama (立山).
Tokyo 1890s
Prostitutes in Cage
Prostitutes behind a window in the Yukaku (red light district) of Yoshiwara in Tokyo.
Osaka 1890s
Dotonbori Canal
This image still kind of baffles me. According to the title on the negative this is a view on the Dotonbori canal in Osaka. But all other photographs of Dotonbori show a much wider canal and very different buildings.