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Kobe, 1906 • New Year Celebrations 14
Entertainment for the children was not forgotten during the New Year celebrations of the Meiji Period (1868-1912). While most of the other customs in this series are still observed, this scene seems to have vanished. This image is part of The New Year in Japan, a book published by Kobe-based photographer Kozaburo Tamamura in 1906. Original text:
Here is another attraction for the special entertainment of “Young” Japan; it is ridiculous to the adult eye, but we ourselves were young at one time!1
See all New Year images on Old Photos of Japan.
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1 Tamamura, Kozaburo (1906). The New Year in Japan. Tamamura Shashinkan.
Publisher: Kozaburo Tamamura
Medium: Collotype Print
Image Number 80115-0038
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Duits, K. (2009, January 1). Kobe, 1906 • New Year Celebrations 14, Old Photos of Japan. Retrieved on 2021, Jun 23 from https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/669/new-year-celebrations-14
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@ Emil : Haha, I never noticed that!
The other mascot looks like spongebob.