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藤原文官參朝式 Fujiwara Civil Officials Attending Court Kyoto · By 1917 (Taisho era)
釧路幣舞橋 Nusamai Bridge, Kushiro Kushiro, Hokkaido · By 1918 (Taisho era)
鹿児島市及桜島 Kagoshima City and Sakurajima Sakurajima, Kagoshima · By 1918 (Taisho era)
帯広停車場前旅館　信陽館 Shinyokan Inn by Obihiro Station Obihiro, Hokkaido · By 1918 (Taisho era)
帯広停車場 Obihiro Station Obihiro, Hokkaido · By 1918 (Taisho era)
第一會場正門 Main Gate, First Venue Nakajima Park, Sapporo, Hokkaido · 1918 (Taisho era)
第一會場園藝館 Horticulture Pavilion, First Venue Nakajima Park, Sapporo, Hokkaido · 1918 (Taisho era)
第一會場土木交通館 Civil Engineering and Transportation Pavilion, First Venue Nakajima Park, Sapporo, Hokkaido · 1918 (Taisho era)
鳥取市街（旧城址ヨリ望ム） Tottori from the Old Castle Grounds Tottori · By 1922 (Taisho era)
西幣舞大通り Nishi Nusamai Main Street Kushiro, Hokkaido · By 1925 (Taisho era)
長崎駅 Nagasaki Station Nagasaki · By 1927 (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)
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)
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)
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)
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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