Old Photos of Japan rescues rare images of daily life in old Japan
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Tokyo 1890s
Shinbashi Bridge, Ginza

A view on the Shinbashi (also Shimbashi) bridge and Ginza avenue in Tokyo sometime between 1889 (Meiji 22) and 1899 (Meiji 32).

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Kyoto 1890s
San-mon Gate at Chionin

View on the San-mon main gate and a stone bridge at Chionin buddhist temple in the Higashiyama district in Kyoto, Japan.

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1880s
Vegetable Vendor

Studio portrait of a Japanese vegetable vendor.

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1890s
Hairdresser

A woman dressed in a kimono and facing a mirror has her hair done by a hairdresser.

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Osaka 1920s
Tobita Red Light District

This early 20th century postcard shows brothels in the Tobita Yukaku (prostitution district) of Osaka.

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Kyoto 1926
Kamogawa River

The Kamogawa river and the area around Shijo bridge in Kyoto, Japan.