An extremely rare panoramic view of the area around Shitennoji temple in Osaka. The five-storied pagoda of Shitennoji can be seen on the far left. It is interesting to notice how it functioned as an important landmark.
A woman is threshing rice stalks with a Senbakoki (千歯扱き, threshing machine), while a man is carrying straw bags balanced on a pole.
Personnel welcomes an arriving customer at a Ryokan (Japanese inn) by sitting on the floor and bowing deeply. A scene that can still be seen in Ryokan all over Japan today.
Floating logs in Arashiyama, Kyoto. In the back, the famed Togetsukyo bridge can be seen.
A beautiful view of restaurants and inns along the Kamogawa river in Kyoto. This photo was most likely taken from Sanjo Ohashi bridge. The bridge in the back is probably Nijo-hashi.
A Japanese flower peddler wearing a happi coat pulls a boat-shaped cart filled with flowering branches.