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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Hiroshige & Eisen. The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido • Andreas Marks, Rhiannon Paget

The Kisokaido route through Japan was ordained in the early 1600s by the country’s then-ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu, who decreed that staging posts be installed along the length of the arduous passage between Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto. Inns, shops, and restaurants were established to provide sustenance and lodging to weary travelers.


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Broom Vendor # 80129-0019
1890s • Broom Vendor
Meiji • At Work
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Basket and Broom Peddler # 70601-0018
1890s • Basket and Broom Peddler
Meiji • At Work • People
Nobukuni Enami • Albumen Print • Nobukuni Enami
Farmer with Loaded Horse # 70601-0021
1890s • Farmer with Loaded Horse
Meiji • At Work • Transport
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Temizu, Japanese Women in Kimono Washing Hands # 70820-0011
1890s • Temizu
Meiji • Customs • Women
Reiji Esaki • Albumen Print • Reiji Esaki
Ainu Woman # 80201-0048
1920s • Ainu Playing the Mukkuri
Taisho • Ainu • Customs
Unknown • Postcard • Taisho Hato
Fire Fighting Drill # 70201-0006
1920s • Fire Drill
Taisho • At Work • People
Unknown • Silver Gelatin Print • Unknown
Ainu # 80201-0049
1920s • Ainu Women Using Mortar
Taisho • Ainu • Women
S. Kinoshita • Postcard • Unknown
Ainu # 80201-0055
1920s • Ainu Mother & Child
Taisho • Ainu • Women
S. Kinoshita • Postcard • Utsunomiya
Ainu Family # 80717-0015
1900s • Ainu Family
Meiji • Ainu • Children
Unknown • Glass Slide • Unknown
Ainu # 80201-0053
1920s • Ainu Carving Wood
Taisho • Ainu • At Work
S. Kinoshita • Postcard • Unknown
Ainu # 80201-0051
1920s • Ainu Woman Carrying Wood
Taisho • Ainu • Women
S. Kinoshita • Postcard • Unknown
Ainu # 80201-0054
1920s • Ainu with Boat
Taisho • Ainu • Rural
S. Kinoshita • Postcard • Unknown
Japanese Shop Selling Pet Birds # 70221-0018
1930s • Pet Bird Shop
Showa • Customs • Shops
Unknown • Postcard • Unknown
Ainu Fishermen in Log Boats # 71009-0006
1900s • Ainu Fishermen
Meiji • Ainu • At Work
Unknown • Glass Slide • H.C. White