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Bakumatsu
Period
1853~1867
Meiji
Period
1868~1912
Taisho
Period
1912~1926
Showa
Period
1926~1989
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At Work
Bridges
Buildings & Structures
Castles
Children
City Views
Customs
Disasters
Education
Exhibitions
Flowers
Government
Hotels & Inns
Industry
Military
New Year
People
Prostitution
Railways
Religious
Rural
Scenic Views
Shops
Sports
Temples & Shrines
Tokaido
Transport
Weddings
Women
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meijishowa
Boutique photo agency for vintage photographs, art and prints, and maps of Japan between the 1860s and 1930s (Meiji, Taisho, early Showa).
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