A young Japanese woman in kimono and traditional hairstyle is holding her hand to her chin, n apparently bashful gesture often seen on photos, illustrations and ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) from the Meiji and Taisho periods.
A young Japanese woman in kimono and traditional hairstyle is looking at an album with photos or postcards.
A young Japanese woman in kimono and traditional hairstyle is holding a sensu (folding fan).
The Dotonbori canal and Ebisubashi bridge in Osaka’s famed entertainment district. Wooden teahouses crowd the bank of the canal.
Passengers are getting off a streetcar in Tokyo, while others are waiting.
Employees pose in front of Tokyo sidewalk restaurants on a sunny day in May, 1934. The delivery bicycle belongs to Yanase Sushi (the shop with the white sign and red kanji characters).