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Famous places of the Meiji and Taisho eras, in photos from libraries in Japan and abroad.
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箱根宮の下街道 The Road Through Miyanoshita, Hakone Hakone, Kanagawa · By 1896 (Meiji era)
丸山寄合町 Maruyama and Yoriaimachi Nagasaki · By 1900 (Meiji era)
諏訪神社境内より市中の遠望 Nagasaki from Suwa Shrine Nagasaki · By 1900 (Meiji era)
小田原町 Odawara Town Odawara, Kanagawa · By 1900 (Meiji era)
沖縄県那覇通堂街 Tondo District, Naha Naha, Okinawa · By 1900 (Meiji era)
釧路市街 Streets of Kushiro Kushiro, Hokkaido · By 1901 (Meiji era)
日本橋通 Nihonbashi-dori Nihonbashi, Tokyo · By 1902 (Meiji era)
東山ヨリ市中遠景 Kyoto from Higashiyama Higashiyama, Kyoto · By 1907 (Meiji era)
巴里萬國大博覽會全景 Full View of the Paris Universal Exposition By 1907 (Meiji era)
松島海岸通 The Seafront Road at Matsushima Matsushima, Miyagi · By 1908 (Meiji era)
東山より見たる京都市 Kyoto from Higashiyama Higashiyama, Kyoto · By 1909 (Meiji era)
八重洲町通 Yaesucho Street, Marunouchi Marunouchi, Tokyo · By 1910 (Meiji era)
三宅坂ヨリ司法省ヲ望ム The Ministry of Justice from Miyakezaka Miyakezaka, Tokyo · By 1910 (Meiji era)
東京四日市河岸 Yokkaichi Wharf, Tokyo Nihonbashi, Tokyo · By 1910 (Meiji era)
大坂道頓堀 Dotonbori, Osaka Osaka · By 1910 (Meiji era)
本町通り Honmachi Street Kochi · By 1912 (Meiji era)
仙台市街 Streets of Sendai Sendai, Miyagi · By 1912 (Meiji era)
秋田市大町通 Omachi Street, Akita Akita · By 1912 (Meiji era)
岡山市街 Streets of Okayama Okayama · By 1912 (Meiji era)
徳島市街 Streets of Tokushima Tokushima · By 1912 (Meiji era)
松山市街 Streets of Matsuyama Matsuyama, Ehime · By 1912 (Meiji era)
甲府市街 Streets of Kofu Kofu, Yamanashi · By 1912 (Meiji era)

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