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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Meiji

Asakusa, Tokyo # 70602-0009
Tokyo 1880s • Asakusa Theaters
Meiji • Buildings • City Views
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
70330-0034 - Grand Hotel, Yokohama # 70330-0034
Yokohama 1890s • Grand Hotel
Meiji • Buildings • Hotels
Unknown • Albumen Print •
70314-0030: Yokohama 1900s • Samurai Shokai # 70314-0030
Yokohama 1900s • Samurai Shokai
Meiji • Buildings • Shops
Unknown • Postcard • Ueda
70219-0003 - Yodobashi Bridge # 70219-0003
Osaka, 1905 • Yodoyabashi Bridge
Meiji • Bridges • Buildings
Unknown • Postcard • Ueda
Two Women Sleeping # 80129-0029
1890s • Two Women Sleeping
Meiji • Customs • Women
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Nihonbashi, Tokyo # 71204-0002
Tokyo 1890s • Koamicho, Nihonbashi
Meiji • City Views • Transport
Kazumasa Ogawa • Collotype Print • Kazumasa Ogawa
Women Washing # 80129-0047
1890s • Women Washing
Meiji • At Work • Women
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Woman Cooking # 80129-0048
1890s • Woman Cooking
Meiji • At Work • Women
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Ueno Park Hill, Tokyo # 71204-0006
Tokyo 1890s • Streetcar in Ueno
Meiji • City Views • Transport
Kazumasa Ogawa • Collotype Print • Kazumasa Ogawa
Shinbashi Geisha Houses, Tokyo # 71204-0003
Tokyo 1890s • Geisha Houses, Shinbashi
Meiji • City Views
Kazumasa Ogawa • Collotype Print • Kazumasa Ogawa
Ginza and Kyobashi by Nobukuni Enami # 80717-0021
Tokyo, 1880s • Ginza and Kyobashi
Meiji • City Views
Nobukuni Enami • Glass Slide • Nobukuni Enami
Anjincho in Nihonbashi, Tokyo # 80421-0005
Tokyo 1872 • Anjincho in Nihonbashi
Meiji • City Views
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Kunaisho # 70416-0006
Tokyo 1880s • Sakashita-mon
Meiji • City Views • Castles
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Ginza # 80626-0005
Tokyo 1880s • Ginza Streetcar
Meiji • City Views • Transport
Kimbei Kusakabe • Albumen Print • Kimbei Kusakabe