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Tokyo 1920s
Asakusa Nakamise

Artist	Unknown
Publisher	Seikaido
Medium	Postcard
Period	Showa
Location	Tokyo
Image No.	61228-0002
Purchase	Digital File
Author	Kjeld Duits

The Nakamise souvenir shops at the Buddhist temple Senso-ji in Asakusa, Tokyo. In the back the huge Niomon (仁王門) entrance gate can be seen.

The first shops were built on this location in 1885 (Meiji 18). They were destroyed during the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, but they were rebuilt in concrete in 1925.

For detailed information about the Nakamise, read Tokyo 1934 • Asakusa Nakamise. Also see Tokyo 1910s • Asakusa Nakamise.

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Published October 30, 2008
Updated December 2, 2021 10:11 PM

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Reference for Citations

Duits, Kjeld (December 2, 2021). Tokyo 1920s: Asakusa Nakamise, OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN. Retrieved on March 15, 2026 (GMT) from https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/613/asakusa-nakamise-niomon

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Tornadoes28

Interesting to see the Senso-ji temple without the giant lantern.

#000288 · October 31, 2008

Jinpachi

Asakusa!!

I want that green Meisen Haori!
but most of Meisen are too small for me :(

#000289 · November 2, 2008

Kjeld Duits (Author)

Amazing that you were able to pick out the green meisen haori! The place looks so much better with all those people in kimono, don’t you think?

#000290 · November 3, 2008

Tokyo 1920sAsakusa Nakamise