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長崎駅 Nagasaki Station Nagasaki · By 1927 (Showa era)
温泉鉄道千々石駅 Chijiwa Station, Onsen Railway Shimabara Peninsula, Nagasaki · By 1927 (Showa era)
中野電車庫 Nakano Train Depot Nakano, Tokyo · By 1928 (Showa era)
カフェーユーモア Café Humour Ginza, Tokyo · By 1929 (Showa era)
松月ビリヤード Shogetsu Billiards Ginza, Tokyo · By 1929 (Showa era)
入舟堂菓子店 Irifunedo Confectionery Ginza, Tokyo · By 1929 (Showa era)
大新料理店 Daishin Restaurant Ginza, Tokyo · By 1929 (Showa era)
三新洋服店 Sanshin Tailor Ginza, Tokyo · By 1929 (Showa era)
シンガーミシン陳列所 Singer Sewing Machine Showroom Ginza, Tokyo · By 1929 (Showa era)
竹葉亭食堂 Chikuyotei Restaurant Ginza, Tokyo · By 1929 (Showa era)
銀茶寮料理店 Ginsaryo Restaurant Ginza, Tokyo · By 1929 (Showa era)
金城商會 Kinjo Shokai Ginza, Tokyo · By 1929 (Showa era)
キノマタ商店 Kinomata Store Ginza, Tokyo · By 1929 (Showa era)
仙女香洋傘店 Senjoko Umbrella Shop Ginza, Tokyo · By 1929 (Showa era)
白牡丹本店 Hakubotan Main Store Ginza, Tokyo · By 1929 (Showa era)
胡荻堂餅店胡荻堂 Mochi Shop Ginza, Tokyo · By 1929 (Showa era)
橋梁の近代美に昔も夢の兩國橋 The Modern Beauty of Bridges: Ryogoku Bridge, Its Past Now a Dream Ryogoku Bridge, Tokyo · By 1930 (Showa era)
復興せる帝都を御巡幸の御召自動車馬場先奉祝門御通過のところ The Imperial Car Passing Through the Babasaki Celebration Gate on the Emperor's Tour of the Rebuilt Capital Babasaki Gate, Tokyo · By 1930 (Showa era)
彦根城の天守閣 Keep of Hikone Castle Hikone Castle, Shiga · By 1931 (Showa era)
弘前城公園内の天守閣と付近の桜花 Hirosaki Castle Keep and Cherry Blossoms Hirosaki Castle, Aomori · By 1931 (Showa era)
春日大社 Kasuga Taisha Kasuga Taisha, Nara · By 1931 (Showa era)
摩耶ケーブル Maya Cable Car Kobe, Hyogo · By 1931 (Showa era)
登別温泉 Noboribetsu Onsen Noboribetsu Onsen, Hokkaido · By 1931 (Showa era)
抱返り渓谷 Dakigaeri Gorge Lake Tazawa, Akita · By 1931 (Showa era)
筑波登山ケーブルカー The Mount Tsukuba Cable Car Mount Tsukuba, Ibaraki · By 1931 (Showa era)
長瀞赤壁 Nagatoro Sekiheki (Red Cliffs) Chichibu, Saitama · By 1931 (Showa era)
喜多院（川越） Kitain, Kawagoe Kawagoe, Saitama · By 1931 (Showa era)
東尋坊海岸 The Coast at Tojinbo Tojinbo, Fukui · By 1931 (Showa era)
鳥羽湾内答志島 Toshi Island in Toba Bay Toba, Mie · By 1931 (Showa era)
豪渓の景勝 Scenic Gokei Gorge Gokei Gorge, Okayama · By 1931 (Showa era)

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