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Old Photos of Japan
Exploring everyday life in old Japan through vintage images from the 1850s~1960s.
By Kjeld Duits · Launched 6 months ago
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1930s • Off To War
A Japanese family poses stoically to “celebrate” a male family member being sent off to war during the late 1930s, or early 1940s. The banners bear his name.
Kjeld Duits
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1910s • Headman, Hunter, Fox
The game that these two young women are playing was once the most popular game in Japan, known by all. Now few people have even heard of its name.
Kjeld Duits
May 31
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1920s • Geta and Zori Shop
A small geta and zori shop. The shopkeeper is working on a geta while a customer is looking on. Shops like these were once everywhere in Japan.
Kjeld Duits
May 15
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The "Human Horses" of the Rickshaw
The rickshaw’s story is one of promise, romance, and pain. Did you know that the rickshaw contributed to Japan driving on the left side of the road?
Kjeld Duits
May 6
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Beauties of the Bath
Japan’s bathing culture is considered quintessentially Japanese. No guide book of Japan is complete without instructions on how to take a bath. A short…
Kjeld Duits
Apr 19
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1863 Tokyo • Ruins of the American Legation
I almost sold this print because it seemed insignificant. Thankfully, a book by Dutch historian Herman J. Moeshart helped me realize it is an extremely…
Kjeld Duits
Apr 8
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15 Years Old Photos Of Japan
On 30 March 2007, exactly 15 years ago today, I posted the very first article on Old Photos of Japan.
Kjeld Duits
Mar 30
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How Radio Gymnastics Conquered Japan
Female students doing calisthenics in 1936 (Showa 11). Calisthenics became astonishingly popular in Japan after the radio program Rajio Taisō (ラジオ体操…
Kjeld Duits
Mar 29
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