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岡山城天守閣 Okayama Castle Keep Okayama · By 1931 (Showa era)
大歩危の奇勝 Striking Scenery at Oboke Gorge Oboke, Tokushima · By 1931 (Showa era)
松浦潟と虹の松原 Matsura Bay and the Niji Pine Grove Karatsu, Saga · By 1931 (Showa era)
秀峰薩摩富士 Mount Kaimon, the Satsuma Fuji Mount Kaimon, Kagoshima · By 1931 (Showa era)
恐山湖畔の霊場地蔵尊堂 Jizo Hall by the Lake at Osorezan Osorezan, Aomori · By 1931 (Showa era)
西郷隆盛の銅像、東京帝室博物館、東照宮五重塔 Saigo Statue, Museum and Pagoda, Ueno Ueno, Tokyo · By 1931 (Showa era)
関の地蔵院 Jizoin at Seki Seki, Mie · By 1931 (Showa era)
宍道湖と松江市街 Lake Shinji and Matsue Lake Shinji, Shimane · By 1931 (Showa era)
皇居二重橋 Nijubashi, Imperial Palace Imperial Palace, Tokyo · By 1934 (Showa era)
イタンキ海岸 Itanki Beach Muroran, Hokkaido · By 1937 (Showa era)
青島 Aoshima Aoshima, Miyazaki · By 1937 (Showa era)
宮崎神宮 Miyazaki Shrine Miyazaki Shrine, Miyazaki · By 1937 (Showa era)
高岡大佛 Great Buddha of Takaoka Takaoka, Toyama · By 1938 (Showa era)
高岡市駅前末広商店街の七夕祭 Tanabata on Suehiro Street, Takaoka Takaoka, Toyama · By 1938 (Showa era)
我國最高學府東京帝國大學の正門 The Main Gate of Tokyo Imperial University, Japan's Highest Seat of Learning Tokyo Imperial University, Tokyo · By 1940 (Showa era)
上野公園帝室博物館 The Imperial Household Museum, Ueno Park Ueno Park, Tokyo · By 1940 (Showa era)
莊嚴極まる皇城二重橋 The Majestic Nijubashi of the Imperial Castle Imperial Palace, Tokyo · By 1940 (Showa era)
靖國神社境内遊就館 The Yushukan in the Grounds of Yasukuni Shrine Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo · By 1940 (Showa era)
丸ビル風景 Marubiru Scene Marunouchi, Tokyo · By 1940 (Showa era)
外濠の美觀 The Beauty of the Outer Moat Tokyo · By 1940 (Showa era)

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