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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Taisho

View on Mercantile Houses in Kobe # 70420-0027
Kobe 1920s • Mercantile Houses
Taisho • Buildings • City Views
Unknown • Postcard • Taisho Hato
Young Woman in Kimono with Fan # 70130-0009
1910s • Woman with Fan
Taisho • Women
Unknown • Postcard • Unknown
Prostitutes # 70130-0006
Tokyo 1910s • Yoshiwara Prostitutes
Taisho • Prostitution • Women
Unknown • Postcard • Ueda
Japanese Family in Traditional Clothing # 70126-0025
1910s • Family in Formal Wear
Taisho • People • Weddings
Studio Chidori • Silver Gelatin Print • Studio Chidori
Husband, Wife and Baby # 70126-0021
1910s • Family in Formal Wear
Taisho • Weddings • People
Unknown • Silver Gelatin Print • Unknown
Ginza, Tokyo # 70124-0017
Tokyo 1910s • Hattori Building, Ginza
Taisho • City Views • Transport
Unknown • Postcard • Ueda
Woman with Handkerchief # 70124-0011
1910s • Woman with Handkerchief
Taisho • Women
Unknown • Postcard • Unknown
Yoshidamachi, Yokohama # 70122-0012
Yokohama 1910s • Yoshidamachi-dori
Taisho • City Views • Shops
Unknown • Postcard • Ueda
Shintenchi, Hiroshima # 70116-0004
Hiroshima 1920s • Shintenchi
Taisho • City Views
Unknown • Postcard • Unknown
Isezaki-cho, Yokohama # 70111-0010
Yokohama 1910s • Isezaki-cho 1-chome
Taisho • City Views
Unknown • Postcard • Ueda
Isezaki-cho, Yokohama # 70111-0008
Yokohama 1910s • Isezaki-cho 2-chome
Taisho • City Views
Unknown • Postcard • Tomboya
Young girl # 70201-0008
1912 • Baby Girl in Kimono
Taisho • Children • People
Unknown • Silver Gelatin Print • Unknown
Shimabara Tayu # 70510-0002
Kyoto 1920s • Shimabara Tayuu
Taisho, Showa • Prostitution • Women
Unknown • Postcard • Seikyokudo
Hanayashiki at Asakusa Park, Tokyo # 70116-0008
Tokyo 1920s • Hanayashiki, Asakusa Park
Taisho, Showa • City Views • Buildings
Unknown • Postcard • Unknown