80115-0041 - Japanese New Year Celebrations

Kobe, 1906
New Year Celebrations 17

Artist	Teijiro Takagi
Publisher	Teijiro Takagi
Medium	Collotype Print
Period	Meiji
Location	Kobe
Image No.	80115-0041
Purchase	Digital File
Author	Kjeld Duits

Another traditional New Year’s event that has almost completely disappeared, flying kites.

This image is part of The New Year in Japan, a book published by Kobe-based photographer Kozaburo Tamamura in 1906. Original text¹:

The wind is good, and boys are quick to take advantage of it. They rush away with their kites, with almost naked legs (the Japanese boy is impervious to the effects of heat or cold), and, braving the chilly blast, they scream with joy and pride as they view their kites so high.

Notes

¹ Tamamura, Kozaburo (1906). The New Year in Japan. Tamamura Shashinkan.

Published January 1, 2009
Updated December 29, 2022 12:32 AM

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Duits, Kjeld (December 29, 2022). Kobe, 1906: New Year Celebrations 17, OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN. Retrieved on October 25, 2025 (GMT) from https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/666/new-year-celebrations-17

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