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.
Kobe 1910s
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.
Hakone 1890s
Rural Road
A beautiful view on a rural road near Sanmaibashi (三枚橋) in Yumoto (湯本), Hakone.
Okayama 1935
Playing a Traditional Game
Japanese high school students in Okayama City playing the traditional game, Ko o toro ko toro (子を捕ろ子捕ろ), also known as Kotoru kotoru (ことろことろ). There are different explanations of this game.