Tokyo 1910s
Yoshiwara Prostitutes
Japanese prostitutes behind a window in the Yukaku (red light district) of Yoshiwara in Tokyo.
Tokyo 1910s
Tokyo 1910s
Yoshiwara Prostitutes
Japanese prostitutes in a beautifully decorated room in the Yukaku (red light district) of Yoshiwara in Tokyo.
1890s
Woman in Room
A woman in kimono is reading seated on the floor behind a low table in a typical Japanese room.
Mount Fuji 1890s
From Izumi, Shizuoka
A gorgeous view on a snowcapped Mount Fuji as seen from the small village of Izumi (泉) in Shizuoka prefecture.
Nagasaki 1910s
Maruyama Brothels
Brothels in Nagasaki’s Maruyama prostitute quarters. At the height of the area’s popularity, Maruyama and neighboring Yoriai counted no less than 54 brothels with 766 prostitutes.