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Photographs of every building in key districts of central Tokyo, street by street.  In most cases, it is easier to locate a specific street by clicking on the maps. Links in red are general photographs from the area which captures the feeling of the area, while links in blue are photographs of each and every building.			The links in green below are of photographs indexed by topic. Links in orange are photographs grouped by city name.	HISTORIC JAPAN
Akihabara Akihabara Aoyama - Omotesando area Meiji_Jingumae_Omotesando west Aoyama Dori Omotesando Dori east side ofstreet Omotesando Dori west side of the street Aoyama Omotesando - local area   Asakusa Asakusa Ebisu Ebisu   Ginza Ginza Dori east side Ginza Dori west side Ginza Area Ginza_Christmas at night   Harajuku Meiji_Dori south side Meji_Dori north side Harajuku - LocalArea Takeshita_Dori north side Takeshita Dori south side   Hiroo Nambu_Kinoshita_zaka Hiroo Dori west side of street Hiroo Dori east side of street Hiroo Dori looking south Gaien Nishi Dori south side of street	Hiroo - continued Gaien Nishi Dori north side of street Arisugawa Park Arisugawa Park winter with snow Imperial Palace Imperial Palace Imperial Palace more images   Megura Meguro   Naka Megro Naka Megro train station area   Roppongi South to Higashi small street to Roppoingi Dori Gaien Higashi north east Gien Higashi north west Gaien Hig south side Gaien Higash south west Gaien Higash south east Imoarai Zaka west side of street Imoarai Zaka looking south Imoarai Zaka east side of street north of small street to Higashi   Shibuya Bunkamura Dori north side Bunkamura Dori south side Center Gai Dori north side Center Gai Dori norith side A Center Gai Dori north side B Center Gai Dori north side day	Shibuya - continued Center Gai Dori south side Center Gai Dori south side A Center Gai Dori south side B Center Gai Dori south daytime Dosen Zaka north side of street Dosen Zaka south side of street Jingu Mae Dori - east side Jingu Mae Dori - west side Meiji Dori - east side of street Meiji Dori - west side of street Myamsu Zaka north side of st. Myamsu Zaka south side North Center Gai Dori - north North Center Gai Dori - south shibuya/shibuya1 Shibuya train station area Shibuya at night Shibuya general area photos   Shinjuku Shinjuku at night Shinjuku   Ueno Ueno Park and area winter night Parks Zoo	Architecture Bars Communication Construction Countryside Crowds Festival Gardens Harkone Hiroshima_today Homeless Kamakura Kyoto Motion Night Party Rain Recreation Skyline Technology Temples Traditional Transportation Vendors	For the index covering historic Japan, please scroll to the bottom of the page.

Year	Historic Japan Collection and Description
1856	Etchings covering various day to day scenes in Japan created by one of the first foreign travelers to Japan between 1854 and 1856. Quality of images: Excellent Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1874	Etchings covering various day to day scenes in Japan, primarily Tokyo, Yokohama and the surrounding area. These etchings were much copied by others in the 1870's and 1880's. Quality of images: Very Good. Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1882	Etchings and drawings covering various day to day scenes in Japan. Quality of images: Very Good. Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1893	Over 275 photographs of Japan covering all aspects of day to day life, architecture, police, industry, farming, trains, boats, bridges, transportation, craftsmen, police, ports and cities. Covers Tokyo (Edo, Yedo, Tokio), Yokohama, Nagasaki, Hakone and other regions throughout the country. Quality of images: Medium Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1893	CHINA: For the most part, the Tokyo1.org historic archive covers Japan, however, we do have a substantial number of photographs on file covering other countries in Asia. This section shows about 100 photographs of all areas of China including rather grisly photographs of prisoners before and after being beheaded. Quality of images: Medium Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1893	Over 200 photographs of Japan, including many posed images also covering most aspects of Japanese life, customs, festivals as well as cities. Included in this collection are several rare photographs showing Yokohama after a snow storm. Also includes excellent interior photographs showing a private view of middle class Japanese home life. Photographed by an American author/traveler. Quality of images: Medium Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1893	A small archive of 13 photographs of Japan, including posed images and day to day life. Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1897	Small collection including both etchings as well as photographs shot in Tokyo and other regions. Quality of images: Medium Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1897	A small but interesting collection of photographs shot by a German traveler. Of particular interest are the images covering the Ainus in Hokkaido, a beautiful scene of Nagasaki, public and private bath houses, and a private women's party. Quality of images: Medium Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1901	IN COLOR. This collection includes 48 photographs including 17 in full color. These could possibly be the first color photographs ever produced in Japan. Incudes women, workers, city images, nudes at a public bath and other images.Quality of images: good Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1901	The AINU. A fascinating and rare archive of 50 photographs showing the Ainu, who were the indigenous people of Japan. In this case, the photographs were shot by the renown Rev. John Batchelor who chronicled the Ainu and was considered the foremost authority and researcher of their culture. Quality of images: Good Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1904	Industrialized and upper class Japan. This collection includes about 85 photographs covering various institutions, shipping and architecture in Japan with an emphasis on the better sections of the country.Quality of images: Medium Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1904	This collection includes about 100 photograph of Japan covering all sections of the country. It also includes a single color photograph of two women during spring time. Quality of images: Medium Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1904	A very interesting archive of 25 photographs of day to day life in Japan, including images of Yokohama, Tokyo, Asakusa and other areas. Quality of images: Medium Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1905	War and industry. This collection comprises of over 250 photographs covering Japanese industry and the various battles of the Japanese - Russian war in which Japan won an astounding victory. Quality of images: Poor Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1907	A small collection of photographs of Japan including beautiful Nagasaki Bay, the Great Daibutsu in Kamakura, statistical information and other photographs. Quality of images: Poor Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1908	The most beautiful women in all of Japan. This collection of over 300 photographs are of Japanese women of good family collected by the Jiji shimpo in cooperation with local newspapers to compete in an International beauty contest started by the Chicago Tribune. For a brief period of time, this contest was the talk of Japan especially the upper classes.Quality of images: Medium Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1909	Of particular interest. This is a collection of almost 200 photographs covering all aspects of day to day life in Japan before the first world war. It incudes fascinating street scenes in Tokyo, including various market places such as Asakusa, Yokohama, people at work and play, a leper and many other very interesting, historic images. Quality of images: Medium Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1911	China: Four photographs shot in China showing day to day life. Quality of images: Medium Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1911	A small archive of 11 photographs of Japan, including posed images and day to day life. Quality of images: Medium Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1913	An interesting archive of 31 photographs covering Japan, including inside Keio University (first private university in Japan), day to day life in the cities and countryside, fishing villages, inside the home and city street scenes. Quality of images: Medium Click here to see thumbnails of these images.
1921	An archive of 30 photographs covering Japan, including many photographs of women, including bathing scenes as well as day to day life in the cities and countryside. Quality of images: Good Click here to see thumbnails of these images.

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