Three Extremely Rare Images

The Year of the Horse brings three rare horse-related images together

22 hrs ago • Kjeld Duits

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The Forgotten Horse Races of Ueno Park (1)

Tokyo’s most prominent park housed Japan’s most important racetrack. Today few people know it existed.

Jan 26 • Kjeld Duits

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The Past is Closer than You Think

The past feels very long ago, and often seems irrelevant. But is it?

Jan 1 • Kjeld Duits

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December 2025

What Was Your Favorite Story in 2025?

A short recap of the stories Old Photos of Japan shared in 2025

Dec 29, 2025 • Kjeld Duits

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Saving a Lost Japan

The deeper purpose behind Old Photos of Japan

Dec 11, 2025 • Kjeld Duits

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Old Photos Of Japan = A Library Resource

Old Photos of Japan is listed by Japan's prestigious National Diet Library

Dec 3, 2025 • Kjeld Duits

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November 2025

"The Silk Industry of Japan" (2)

Discover a rare 1920s photo book about Japanese silk farmers

Nov 26, 2025 • Kjeld Duits

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"The Silk Industry of Japan" (1)

This article reproduces a rare 1920s photo book about Japanese silk farmers

Nov 25, 2025 • Kjeld Duits

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The Quiet Power of Japanese Silk

The almost forgotten story of Japan as the world’s leading exporter of raw silk

Nov 18, 2025 • Kjeld Duits

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October 2025

Japan's Green Revolution (2)

How struggling farmers in early 1900s Japan shaped a green revolution

Oct 27, 2025 • Kjeld Duits

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Japan's Green Revolution (1)

A photo of an unassuming factory in 1913 Osaka tells a barely known story

Oct 20, 2025 • Kjeld Duits

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September 2025

Japan's Forgotten Shame?

Eighty years after the end of WWII, Japan’s war memory has shifted

Sep 9, 2025 • Kjeld Duits

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