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.
Yokohama 1910s
1930s
Woman with Modern Hairdo
A confident young Japanese woman in modern dress and hairdo during the early Showa Period (1926-1989).
Kobe 1910s
Hyogo Kencho
Two jinrikisha (rickshaw) pullers stand in front of Hyogo Kencho, the building for the Prefectural Government of Hyogo in Kobe, capital of Hyogo Prefecture.
Osaka 1930s
Nakanoshima Park
Opened in 1891 (Meiji 24), Nakanoshima Park was Osaka’s very first public park. By the end of the 19th century, the area nearby became the focus of Osaka’s modernization.
Hiroshima 1920s
Shintenchi
Until the end of WWII, Shintenchi was Hiroshima’s most energetic entertainment quarter and for a long time its most prosperous district.
Kinosaki 1920s
Kinosaki
The hot spring town of Kinosaki Onsen in northern Hyogo Prefecture has a history that reaches back many centuries.