Yokohama 1900s
View from Motomachi
The street leading towards Maedabashi (bridge in front center) is Motomachi, home to many attractive shops. Across the bridge is Hommura Road.
Yokohama 1900s
Yokohama 1900s
Nogemachi-dori
This simple scene, immortalized by an anonymous photographer on a day in the early 1900s, shows a street that once was Yokohama’s main route of entry, Nogemachi-dori.
1930s
Two Sisters
Two sisters, a hand tinted Showa period photograph of the late 1930s from the famed Hanaya Kanbei Studio in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture.
Osaka 1930s
Naniwabashi Bridge
Naniwabashi bridge in Osaka, Japan. The bridge spans the old Yodogawa river and was completed in 1915 (Taisho 4).
Yokohama 1910s
Yoshidamachi-dori
People pass by shops on a quiet Yoshidamachi-dori. Although quiet on this postcard, Yoshidamachi-dori was actually perfectly located and a popular street to go shopping.
1930s
Woman with Modern Hairdo
A confident young Japanese woman in modern dress and hairdo during the early Showa Period (1926-1989).