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Famous places of the Meiji and Taisho eras, in photos from libraries in Japan and abroad.
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京都祇園古川丸子 Furukawa Maruko, Gion Gion, Kyoto · By 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園藤田玉 Fujita Tama, Gion Gion, Kyoto · By 1903 (Meiji era)
北新地銀杏席房龍 Fusaryu of Ichoseki, Kitashinchi Kitashinchi, Osaka · By 1903 (Meiji era)
大阪北新地平田席力榮 Rikiei of Hirataseki, Kitashinchi Kitashinchi, Osaka · By 1903 (Meiji era)
大阪南地富田屋春菊 Shungiku of Tomitaya, Nanchi Nanchi, Osaka · By 1903 (Meiji era)
大阪南地富田屋八千代 Yachiyo of Tomitaya, Nanchi Nanchi, Osaka · By 1903 (Meiji era)
大阪南地富田屋ふく Fuku of Tomitaya, Nanchi Nanchi, Osaka · By 1903 (Meiji era)
大阪南地桂屋つや子 Tsuyako of Katsuraya, Nanchi Nanchi, Osaka · By 1903 (Meiji era)
大阪南地桂屋豊子 Toyoko of Katsuraya, Nanchi Nanchi, Osaka · By 1903 (Meiji era)
加茂川納涼の景 Cooling Off on the Kamo River Kyoto · By 1907 (Meiji era)
太夫道中 Tayu Dochu, Shimabara Kyoto · By 1907 (Meiji era)
都踊 Geisha Dancing the Miyako Odori Gion, Kyoto · By 1907 (Meiji era)
末弘ヒロ子（福岡） Suehiro Hiroko (Fukuoka) Fukuoka · By 1908 (Meiji era)
土屋ノブ子（栃木） Tsuchiya Nobuko (Tochigi) Tochigi · By 1908 (Meiji era)
金田ケン子（宮城） Kaneda Kenko (Miyagi) Miyagi · By 1908 (Meiji era)
阪東ヨシ子（山形） Bando Yoshiko (Yamagata) Yamagata · By 1908 (Meiji era)
倉澤フデ子（長野） Kurasawa Fudeko (Nagano) Nagano · By 1908 (Meiji era)
小林トク子（秋田） Kobayashi Tokuko (Akita) Akita · By 1908 (Meiji era)
原幾代子（石川） Hara Ikuyoko (Ishikawa) Ishikawa · By 1908 (Meiji era)
内田ミツ子（静岡） Uchida Mitsuko (Shizuoka) Shizuoka · By 1908 (Meiji era)
太宰照代子（福島） Dazai Teruyoko (Fukushima) Fukushima · By 1908 (Meiji era)
西村志可子（滋賀） Nishimura Shikako (Shiga) Shiga · By 1908 (Meiji era)
生原タイ子（高知） Ikuhara Taiko (Kochi) Kochi · By 1908 (Meiji era)
土屋ノブ子（栃木） Tsuchiya Nobuko (Tochigi) Tochigi · By 1908 (Meiji era)
鈴木キチ子（新潟） Suzuki Kichiko (Niigata) Niigata · By 1908 (Meiji era)
藤岡ヨシエ子（宮崎） Fujioka Yoshieko (Miyazaki) Miyazaki · By 1908 (Meiji era)
宮内里喜子（群馬） Miyauchi Rikiko (Gunma) Gunma · By 1908 (Meiji era)
赤澤マサ子（岩手） Akazawa Masako (Iwate) Iwate · By 1908 (Meiji era)
加藤静代子（山口） Kato Shizuyoko (Yamaguchi) Yamaguchi · By 1908 (Meiji era)
吉田友子（福井） Yoshida Tomoko (Fukui) Fukui · By 1908 (Meiji era)

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