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70111-0010 - Isezaki-cho, Yokohama, 1910s

Yokohama 1910s
Isezaki-cho 1-chome

Artist	Unknown
Publisher	Ueda
Medium	Postcard
Period	Taisho
Location	Yokohama
Image No.	70111-0010
Purchase	Digital File
Author	Kjeld Duits

Jinrikisha (rickshaws) race down an Isezaki-cho lined with colorful advertising banners.

On the right, part of Hamaya Shoten can be seen, one of several shops in Yokohama selling postcards like this one.

One store removed from Hamaya is the tabi (Japanese socks) wholesale store of Okadaya. On the left side of the street was the location of the bookstore Yurindo. Founded in 1909 (Meiji 42), the company is now a major book store chain and one of Japan’s larger publishers. It still has its headquarters in Isezaki-cho.

The photographer was standing with his back towards Yoshidabashi (marked as Kanenobashi on the map below) at the very start of this lively street. For more information about Isezaki-cho, see Isezaki-cho 2-chome.

70417-0001 - Yokohama Map 1920 (Taisho 9) — 1920 (Taisho 9) tourist guide map of Yokohama: 1. Kannai; 2. Yoshidabashi Bridge (marked on this map as Kanenobashi); 3. Yokohama Station (current Sakuragicho Station).

80316-6454 - Isezaki-cho, Yokohama, 2008 — The same location in Yokohama's Isezaki-cho in 2008 (Heisei 20).

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Published April 4, 2008
Updated December 10, 2021 7:00 AM

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Reference for Citations

Duits, Kjeld (December 10, 2021). Yokohama 1910s: Isezaki-cho 1-chome, OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN. Retrieved on April 16, 2026 (GMT) from https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/146/isezaki-cho-1-chome

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