Kobe 1880s
Houses at the Bund
A quiet day on the Bund of Kobe. Fishermen are working in their boats moored on a sandy beach in front of the sea wall.
Kobe 1880s
1890s
Oxcart with Rice Bags
A man stands next to an oxcart loaded with tawara (俵, straw rice bags). Tawara (also: hyo) were used for holding rice, charcoal or grain.
Kyoto 1890s
Shijo Ohashi
A splendid view on Shijo Ohashi bridge, one of Kyoto’s most important bridges on the river Kamogawa.
Osaka 1880s
Naniwabashi Bridge
A rare view of the two part Naniwabashi bridge, built in 1876 (Meiji 9).
1890s
Two Half-Nude Women
A woman is sleeping on a futon, while another woman is smoking a kiseru pipe (煙管). Both of the women are bare-breasted.
1900s
Theater Performance
This very rare photograph shows actors performing on stage in a theater filled with children and lighted by electric lamps.