OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN, a photo blog of Japan in the Meiji, Taisho and Showa periods

Old Photos of Japan
shows photos of Japan between the 1860s and 1930s. In 1854, Japan opened its doors to the outside world for the first time in more than 200 years. It set in motion a truly astounding transformation. As fate would have it, photography had just been invented. As the old country vanished and a new one was born, daring photographers took photos. Discover what life was like with their rare and precious photographs of old Japan.
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The Journey of “A Good Type”: From Artistry to Ethnography in Early Japanese Photographs • David Odo

In this elegant volume, visual anthropologist David Odo examines the Peabody’s collection of Japanese photographs and the ways in which such objects were produced, acquired, and circulated in the nineteenth century.


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70219-0003 - Yodobashi Bridge # 70219-0003
Osaka, 1905 • Yodoyabashi Bridge
Meiji • Bridges • Buildings
Unknown • Postcard • Ueda
Shinsaibashi Bridge # 71203-0013
Osaka 1920s • Shinsaibashi Bridge
Taisho • Bridges • City Views
Unknown • Postcard • Unknown
Shinsaibashi Bridge, Osaka # 80220-0006
Osaka 1910s • Shinsaibashi Bridge
Taisho • Bridges • City Views
Unknown • Postcard • Unknown
Tako no Matsu # 80626-0003
Osaka 1870s • The Octopus Pine
Meiji • City Views • Bridges
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Men at Work in Front of Nijubashi, Imperial Palace, Tokyo # 70822-0003
Tokyo 1890s • Nijubashi, Imperial Palace
Meiji • At Work • Bridges
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Korai-bashi, Osaka # 71129-0011
Osaka 1910s • Koraibashi
Meiji • Bridges • City Views
Unknown • Postcard • Unknown
Shijo Ohashi, Kyoto # 70523-0011
Kyoto 1890s • Shijo Ohashi
Meiji • Bridges • City Views
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Naniwa Bridge, Osaka # 70523-0014
Osaka 1880s • Naniwa Bridge
Meiji • Bridges • City Views
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Floating Logs at Togetsu Bridge, Arashiyama, Kyoto # 71205-0016
Arashiyama 1890s • Floating Logs
Meiji • Bridges • Scenic Views
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Bentenbashi and Yokohama Station # 80115-0011
Yokohama 1873 • Bentenbashi and Station
Meiji • Bridges • City Views
Kuichi Uchida • Albumen Print • Kuichi Uchida
Togetsukyo, Arashiyama # 80131-0001
Arashiyama 1910s • Togetsukyo
Meiji • Bridges • Scenic Views
Teijiro Takagi • Glass Slide • B & F Bible Society
Naniwabashi, Osaka # 70122-0015
Osaka 1930s • Naniwa Bridge
Showa • Bridges • City Views
Unknown • Postcard • Unknown
Nakanoshima, Osaka # 70116-0007
Osaka 1930s • Nakanoshima Park
Showa • Bridges • City Views
Unknown • Postcard • Taisho Hato
Togetsu Bridge, Arashiyama, Kyoto # 71205-0017
Arashiyama 1880s • Togetsukyo Bridge
Meiji • Bridges • Scenic Views
Kozaburo Tamamura • Albumen Print • Kozaburo Tamamura
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