Kyoto 1926
Kiyamachi
Kiyamachi (木屋町) towards Sanjo Kawaramachi, as seen from a building nearby Shijo bridge. The clock tower in front belonged to Murata Watch Shop (村田時計店) and was a famous landmark on Shijodori.
Kyoto 1926
Nagasaki 1900s
Buildings on the Bund
This postcard of around 1907 shows two important buildings on the Bund in Oura-Sagarimatsu. The large white building is the Nagasaki branch of the Hongkong Shanghai Bank, the brown building on the right is the Nagasaki Hotel.
Kobe 1910s
Fukuhara Brothels
Women stand in front of a building with an exotic mixture of Western and Japanese architecture in Fukuhara, Kobe’s renowned red light district.
1890s
Kakubeijishi
Kakubeijishi (角兵衛獅子, also: Kakubeejishi) are acrobatics performed on the street by young boys who did handstands, somersaults and the like, either alone or with their partners. In this photo, three children perform a combination act.
Yokohama 1880s
Farms at Negishi
Farms at Negishi in Yokohama. This beautiful rural landscape was a short distance from the foreign settlement.
Kyoto 1880s
View from Higashiyama
View on the city of Kyoto and the Nishiyama Mountain Range as seen from a viewing platform (展望台) at the Yoshimizu Hot Spring (吉水温泉) at Higashiyama.