1890s
Threshing Rice
A woman is threshing rice stalks with a Senbakoki (千歯扱き, threshing machine), while a man is carrying straw bags balanced on a pole.
1890s
1890s
Welcoming a Guest
Personnel welcomes an arriving customer at a Ryokan (Japanese inn) by sitting on the floor and bowing deeply. A scene that can still be seen in Ryokan all over Japan today.
Arashiyama 1890s
Floating Logs
Floating logs in Arashiyama, Kyoto. In the back, the famed Togetsukyo bridge can be seen.
Kyoto 1890s
Kamogawa
A beautiful view of restaurants and inns along the Kamogawa river in Kyoto. This photo was most likely taken from Sanjo Ohashi bridge. The bridge in the back is probably Nijo-hashi.
1890s
Flower Peddler
A Japanese flower peddler wearing a happi coat pulls a boat-shaped cart filled with flowering branches.
Yokohama 1873
Bentenbashi and Station
Bentenbashi bridge and Yokohama station. The train tracks are hidden behind the buildings, but some freight cars are visible on the shunting yard on the right.