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Famous places of the Meiji and Taisho eras, in photos from libraries in Japan and abroad.
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備後鞆の津 Port of Tomo Tomonoura, Hiroshima · By 1896 (Meiji era)
志摩鳥羽港 Toba Harbor Toba, Mie · By 1898 (Meiji era)
横濱港 Yokohama Harbor Yokohama, Kanagawa · By 1898 (Meiji era)
渡島函館港 Hakodate Harbor, Oshima Province Hakodate, Hokkaido · By 1898 (Meiji era)
神戸港全景 Panorama of Kobe Harbor Kobe, Hyogo · By 1901 (Meiji era)
遠洋漁船日東丸 The Deep-Sea Fishing Boat Nitto Maru Miyako, Iwate · By 1908 (Meiji era)
備後尾ノ道港 Onomichi Harbor Onomichi, Hiroshima · By 1910 (Meiji era)
神戸海岸メリケン波止場 Meriken Pier, Kobe Waterfront Kobe, Hyogo · By 1914 (Taisho era)
室蘭港全景 Panorama of Muroran Harbor Muroran, Hokkaido · By 1918 (Taisho era)
門司艦船　石炭積込実況 Loading Coal onto Ships at Moji Moji, Fukuoka · By 1918 (Taisho era)
青森港桟橋 Pier at Aomori Port Aomori · By 1918 (Taisho era)
鳥羽湾内答志島 Toshi Island in Toba Bay Toba, Mie · By 1931 (Showa era)

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