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70221-0018 - Japanese Shop Selling Pet Birds, 1930s

1930s
Pet Bird Shop

Artist	Unknown
Publisher	Unknown
Medium	Postcard
Period	Showa
Location	Outside
Image No.	70221-0018
Purchase	Digital File
Author	Kjeld Duits

This postcards shows a delightful scene of a shop selling pet birds. Birds used to be extremely popular as pets in Japan.

Published January 5, 2009
Updated July 28, 2021 2:50 PM

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Old Photos of Japan aims to be your personal museum for Japan's visual heritage and to bring the experiences of everyday life in old Japan to you.

To enhance our understanding of Japanese culture and society I track down, acquire, archive, and research images of everyday life, and give them context.

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Reference for Citations

Duits, Kjeld (July 28, 2021). 1930s: Pet Bird Shop, OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN. Retrieved on April 11, 2026 (GMT) from https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/427/pet-bird-shop

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