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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Nectarine (No 9) Brothel, Yokohama # 70606-0003
Yokohama 1890s • Nectarine No. 9 Brothel
Meiji • Buildings • Prostitution
Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe
Japanese Prostitutes # 70219-0022
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Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Brothel in Yoshiwara, Tokyo # 70208-0016
Tokyo 1890s • Yoshiwara Brothel
Meiji • Buildings • Prostitution
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Kobe 1910s • Fukuhara Brothels
Meiji • City Views • Prostitution
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Tokyo 1890s • Yoshiwara Brothels
Meiji • City Views • Prostitution
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Tokyo 1900s • Yoshiwara Omon
Meiji • City Views • Prostitution
Unknown • Postcard • Tomboya
Japanese Prostitutes in Yoshiwara, Tokyo # 70710-0006
Tokyo 1910s • Yoshiwara Prostitutes
Meiji • Prostitution • Women
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Japanese Prostitutes in Yoshiwara, Tokyo # 70710-0007
Tokyo 1910s • Yoshiwara Prostitutes
Meiji • Prostitution • Women
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Nagasaki 1910s • Maruyama Brothels
Meiji • City Views • Prostitution
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Meiji • City Views • Prostitution
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Taisho • Prostitution • Women
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Osaka 1880s • Matsushima Brothels
Meiji • City Views • Prostitution
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Taisho, Showa • Prostitution • Women
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Taisho • Prostitution • City Views
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