80121-0020 - Fishing Boats at Miyajima, Japan, 1930

Miyajima 1930
Fishing Boats

Artist	Unknown
Publisher	New York State Education Department
Medium	Glass Slide
Period	Showa
Location	Miyajima
Image No.	80121-0020
Purchase	Digital File
Author	Kjeld Duits

Fishing Boats off the coast of Miyajima (宮島), also known as Itsukushima (厳島), in the northwest of Hiroshima Bay. The island is famous for its beautiful shrine, torii gate in the sea and rich fishing grounds.

For information about Japan’s fish industry during the 20th century, read 1890s • Fish Shop.

This glass slide is one of a series of slides of Japan that was used by the New York State Education Department to teach students about Japan.

Published October 24, 2008
Updated December 7, 2021 3:38 PM

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Duits, Kjeld (December 7, 2021). Miyajima 1930: Fishing Boats, OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN. Retrieved on December 12, 2025 (GMT) from https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/445/fishing-boats

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