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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Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People • William W. Fitzhugh et al
Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People

Japan’s indigenous people, the Ainu, inhabited Hokkaido, the Kurile Islands, southern Sakhalin Island, and a portion of northern Honshu. They had a unique culture and language, completely separate from that of the Japanese. By the middle of the 19th century, the destruction of this ancient culture was set in motion by Japan’s national government.


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New Year Celebrations # 80115-0043
Kobe, 1906 • New Year Celebrations 19
Meiji • Customs • New Year
Kozaburo Tamamura • Collotype Print • Kozaburo Tamamura
New Year Celebrations # 80115-0044
Kobe, 1906 • New Year Celebrations 20
Meiji • Customs • New Year
Kozaburo Tamamura • Collotype Print • Kozaburo Tamamura
New Year Celebrations # 80115-0045
Kobe, 1906 • New Year Celebrations 21
Meiji • Customs • New Year
Kozaburo Tamamura • Collotype Print • Kozaburo Tamamura
New Year Celebrations # 80115-0046
Kobe, 1906 • New Year Celebrations 22
Meiji • Customs • New Year
Kozaburo Tamamura • Collotype Print • Kozaburo Tamamura
New Year Celebrations # 80115-0047
Kobe, 1906 • New Year Celebrations 23
Meiji • Customs • New Year
Kozaburo Tamamura • Collotype Print • Kozaburo Tamamura
New Year Celebrations # 80115-0048
Kobe, 1906 • Setsubun
Meiji • Customs • New Year
Kozaburo Tamamura • Collotype Print • Kozaburo Tamamura
Wedding Portrait of Japanese Couple # 70223-0002
1920s • Bride and Groom
Showa • Customs • Weddings
Unknown • Silver Gelatin Print • Unknown
School Children doing Exercises # 70209-0017
1920s • School Children doing Exercises
Taisho • Children • Customs
Unknown • Postcard • Unknown
Festival Float at Gion Matsuri, Kyoto # 70219-0029
Kyoto 1890s • Gion Matsuri
Meiji • Customs • Religious
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Japan. Man and Two Women Having Tea Inside Room. # 80121-0012
1920s • Having Tea
Taisho • Customs • People
Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department
Japan. Tokyo. Extensive Private Garden, Pool of Water, bridge, Pagoda, Flowers and Trees # 80121-0003
Tokyo 1924 • Large Private Garden
Taisho • Buildings • Customs
Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department
Children Carrying Children # 70221-0001
1910s • Children Carrying Children
Meiji • Children • Customs
Unknown • Postcard • Unknown
Japanese Family in Traditional Clothing Having Tea # 70221-0003
1910s • Drinking Tea
Meiji • Customs • People
Unknown • Postcard • Unknown
Japanese School Girls Playing a Game # 70302-0002
Okayama 1935 • Playing Toryanse
Showa • Customs • Women
Yusa Studio • Silver Gelatin Print • Yusa Studio