Old Photos of Japan rescues rare images of daily life in old Japan
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Gelatin Silver Print

The Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima in July, 1947

Hiroshima
Every Day I Thought I Would Die Tomorrow

A Japanese woman plays the shamisen while seated next to a hibachi

Inside 1910s
Japan's Vanished Portable Fireplaces

Tank production at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 1944

Inside 1944
Shinjuku’s Lost Paradise (7)

Jūnisō Pond in Shinjuku, Tokyo in 1905

Tokyo 1905/1906
Shinjuku’s Lost Paradise (5)

Boats at the Jūnisō pond in Shinjuku, Tokyo, 1910s.

Tokyo 1910s
Shinjuku’s Lost Paradise (1)

Coal barges, boats with harbor workers, and a steam launch at Kobe Harbor, ca. 1900s

Kobe 1900s
Human Conveyor Belt (4)

apanese women coaling a US cruiser in Nagasaki, 1910’s

Nagasaki 1910s
Human Conveyor Belt (3)

100908-0002 - Loading Coal in Nagasaki, 1910s

Nagasaki 1910s
Human Conveyor Belt (1)

The ruins of Ryounkaku (凌雲閣) at Asakusa Park in Tokyo, 1923

Tokyo 1923
Drowning in a Sea of Fire

Spotlight
New Acquisitions

160905-0031 - Physical Exercise at School, 1930s

1930s
How Radio Gymnastics Conquered Japan

130603-0003 - Japanese researcher Michiyo Tsujimura (1888–1969)

Tokyo 1930
Secrets of Green Tea

160306-0009 - Kimpei Shiba and Battleship Mikasa

1920s
Saving Battleship Mikasa

Toyama Shooting Practice Range

Tokyo 1920s
Toyama Firing Range

Japanese Woman in Western Dress, 1930s

1930s
Modern Woman

80130-0002 - Japanese woman in kimono, 1930s

1930s
Kimono, but Modern Hairstyle

80130-0006 - Japanese woman in white dress, 1930s

1930s
Woman in White Dress

70201-0006 - Fire Fighting Drill

1920s
Fire Drill

70223-0002 - Wedding Portrait of Japanese Couple

1920s
Bride and Groom

70201-0004 - Japanese Wedding Photo

1920s
Bride and Groom

70302-0002 - Japanese School Girls Playing a Game

Okayama 1935
Playing a Traditional Game

70302-0003 - Japanese School Girls Playing Table Tennis

Okayama 1935
Practicing Table Tennis

70302-0005 - Japanese School Girls Doing Archery

Okayama 1935
Practicing Kyudo

70302-0006 - Japanese School Girls Doing Martial Arts

Okayama 1935
Practicing Naginata

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