Two sisters, a hand tinted Showa period photograph of the late 1930s from the famed Hanaya Kanbei Studio in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture.
These two cute girls are actually Hanaya Kanbei’s daughters.
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Duits, Kjeld (). 1930s: Two Sisters, OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN. Retrieved on June 5, 2026 (GMT) from https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/154/two-sisters
Mari
Hi, I was wondering if there is a site where I can view photos of Ashiya City, Japan, from 1946 to 1955? Thank you.
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Kjeld Duits (Author)
Mari,
There is more than one Ashiya in Japan, but I assume you mean Ashiya in Hyogo Prefecture. I have been unable to find any site focusing on old photos of Ashiya. A Google image search did dig up a few photos, but on disparate sites.
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