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清滝 Kiyotaki Kiyotaki, Kyoto · By 1909 (Meiji era)
東京四日市河岸 Yokkaichi Wharf, Tokyo Nihonbashi, Tokyo · By 1910 (Meiji era)
京都嵐山 Arashiyama, Kyoto Arashiyama, Kyoto · By 1910 (Meiji era)
第八留萌川橋梁 Rumoi River Bridge No. 8 Rumoi, Hokkaido · By 1910 (Meiji era)
大六留萌川橋梁 Dairoku Rumoi River Bridge Rumoi, Hokkaido · By 1910 (Meiji era)
九十九橋 Tsukumo Bridge Fukui · By 1912 (Meiji era)
猿橋 Saruhashi (Monkey Bridge) Saruhashi, Yamanashi · By 1914 (Taisho era)
飛騨中山七里の風光 Nakayama Shichiri Gorge, Hida Hida, Gifu · By 1914 (Taisho era)
新潟萬代橋 Bandai Bridge, Niigata Niigata · By 1914 (Taisho era)
釧路幣舞橋 Nusamai Bridge, Kushiro Kushiro, Hokkaido · By 1918 (Taisho era)
富山神通橋 Jinzu Bridge, Toyama Toyama · By 1918 (Taisho era)
島田 Shimada Shimada, Shizuoka · By 1918 (Taisho era)
豊橋 Toyohashi Toyohashi (Yoshida), Aichi · By 1918 (Taisho era)
四日市 Yokkaichi Yokkaichi, Mie · By 1918 (Taisho era)
信夫公園より福島市街を望む Fukushima from Shinobu Park Fukushima · By 1918 (Taisho era)
日光神橋 Shinkyo (Sacred Bridge), Nikko Nikko, Tochigi · By 1918 (Taisho 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)
抱返り渓谷 Dakigaeri Gorge Lake Tazawa, Akita · By 1931 (Showa era)
長瀞赤壁 Nagatoro Sekiheki (Red Cliffs) Chichibu, Saitama · By 1931 (Showa era)
豪渓の景勝 Scenic Gokei Gorge Gokei Gorge, Okayama · By 1931 (Showa era)
大歩危の奇勝 Striking Scenery at Oboke Gorge Oboke, Tokushima · By 1931 (Showa era)

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