A studio photo of two women dressed up for travel.
They are holding canes and have towels wrapped around their head. Their kimonos are tied up for easier movement.
The photographer has made sure that nobody can doubt the country: his backdrop shows Mount Fuji.
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Duits, Kjeld (). 1890s: Women in Travel Wear, OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN. Retrieved on October 25, 2025 (GMT) from https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/217/women-in-travel-wear
ReallyJapan
This is a really interesting photo blog!
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Kjeld Duits (Author)
Thanks a lot for the nice words, Ruben. I love your photos, you have a very original eye.
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Japanese Words
Great picture. Is this really an old picture? It looks like a modern picture taken on an old background.
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Kjeld Duits (Author)
It is 100% authentic, Japanese Words.
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Kjeld Duits (Author)
Japanese Words, lots of photographers in the 19th century used elaborate studio settings to create the “authentic” Japanese scenes that foreign tourists were looking for to purchase as souvenirs. They often used geisha and maiko as models.
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