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Famous places of the Meiji and Taisho eras, in photos from libraries in Japan and abroad.
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大阪城 Osaka Castle Osaka Castle, Osaka · By 1896 (Meiji era)
大阪城 Osaka Castle Osaka Castle, Osaka · By 1898 (Meiji era)
尾張名古屋城 Nagoya Castle Nagoya, Aichi · By 1898 (Meiji era)
姫路白鷺城 Himeji Castle (White Heron Castle) Himeji Castle, Hyogo · By 1900 (Meiji era)
彦根城址ヨリ琵琶湖ノ眺望 Lake Biwa from Hikone Castle Hikone Castle, Shiga · By 1900 (Meiji era)
松江城 Matsue Castle Matsue Castle, Shimane · By 1900 (Meiji era)
金沢城 Kanazawa Castle Kanazawa, Ishikawa · By 1900 (Meiji era)
熊本城 Kumamoto Castle Kumamoto Castle, Kumamoto · By 1901 (Meiji era)
二條城 Nijo Castle Kyoto · By 1907 (Meiji era)
二条離宮 Nijo Detached Palace Nijo Castle, Kyoto · By 1909 (Meiji era)
鶴ヶ城（本丸） Main Bailey of Tsuruga Castle Tsuruga Castle, Fukushima · By 1910 (Meiji era)
姫路城北側 Himeji Castle from the North Himeji Castle, Hyogo · By 1912 (Meiji or Taisho era)

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