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Famous places of the Meiji and Taisho eras, in photos from libraries in Japan and abroad.
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釧路市街 Streets of Kushiro Kushiro, Hokkaido · By 1901 (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)
東山より見たる京都市 Kyoto from Higashiyama Higashiyama, Kyoto · By 1909 (Meiji era)
仙台市街 Streets of Sendai Sendai, Miyagi · 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)
塩釜町全景 Panorama of Shiogama Shiogama, Miyagi · By 1913 (Taisho era)
弘前市街 Streets of Hirosaki Hirosaki, Aomori · By 1915 (Taisho era)
青森市街 Streets of Aomori Aomori · By 1915 (Taisho era)
信夫公園より福島市街を望む Fukushima from Shinobu Park Fukushima · By 1918 (Taisho era)
高松市街と屋島 Takamatsu and Yashima Takamatsu, Kagawa · By 1918 (Taisho era)
那覇市街全景 Panorama of Naha Naha, Okinawa · By 1918 (Taisho era)
佐世保市街 Streets of Sasebo Sasebo, Nagasaki · By 1922 (Taisho era)
鳥取市街（旧城址ヨリ望ム） Tottori from the Old Castle Grounds Tottori · By 1922 (Taisho era)
宍道湖と松江市街 Lake Shinji and Matsue Lake Shinji, Shimane · By 1931 (Showa era)

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