1910s
Woman Combing Hair
A young Japanese woman in kimono is combing her hair while looking at a small hand mirror.
1910s
Kobe 1910s
Motomachi Itchome
Shops and rickshaws at Motomachi Itchome in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture Japan.
1920s
Woman with Parasol
An almost melancholic image of a young Japanese woman with a traditional Japanese hairstyle holding a paper parasol.
Nagasaki 1872
Amidabashi Bridge
A beautiful romantic view on Amidabashi (Amida Bridge) over Nagasaki’s Zeniyagawa (Zeniya River, nowadays called Nakashimagawa), photographed in 1872 (Meiji 5).
1910s
Woman with Rose
A young woman in kimono and traditional Japanese hairstyle looks at a white rose she holds.
1890s
Fish Shop
Two young men are relaxing in a fish shop. Fish has always been an important part of the Japanese diet and was sold both at shops and by fish peddlers (furiuri) who walked around carrying fish in tubs that hung from a carrying pole on their shoulder.