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長崎風頭凧揚の賑ひ Kite Flying on Kazagashira, Nagasaki Nagasaki · By 1914 (Taisho era)
相馬野馬追行列 Mounted Procession, Soma Nomaoi Soma, Fukushima · By 1914 (Taisho era)
農業ノ二（蚕種） Agriculture, Part 2 (Silkworm Eggs) 1914 (Taisho era)
染織工業（羽二重） Dyeing and Weaving Industry (Habutae Silk) 1914 (Taisho era)
飲食品ノ二 Food and Drink, Part 2 1914 (Taisho era)
鹽田（竹原名勝写真帖のページ） Salt Fields (A Page from an Album of Famous Places in Takehara) Takehara, Hiroshima · By 1916 (Taisho era)
九十九里浜の鰯漁 Sardine Fishing at Kujukuri Beach Kujukuri, Chiba · By 1918 (Taisho era)
那覇市場の光景 Market Scene in Naha Naha, Okinawa · By 1918 (Taisho era)
ポンペイの廢墟（伊國） The Ruins of Pompeii (Italy) Pompeii, Italy · By 1922 (Taisho era)
宇和島市船大工町　伊豫釀造株式會社 Iyo Jozo Company, Funadaikumachi, Uwajima Funadaikumachi, Uwajima, Ehime · By 1922 (Taisho era)
第一會場正門 Main Gate of the First Venue 1922 (Taisho era)

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