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If You Wondered What Japan Looked Like In The 1800s, Here Are 40 Photos From That Time
Every country has a history like no other, and the corner of the world that we want to take you to today is no exception. On the list below you will find a magic carpet – a collection of pictures from 19th-century Japan that ought to take you not only miles away from home (unless you’re from Japan, of course), but hundreds of years back in time, too.
So, whether you’ve always been fascinated by the culture and history of Japan or have never heard a thing about it, make yourself comfortable and take your time viewing the pictures, each of which will bring you closer to one of the most fascinating countries in East Asia.
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#1
Kyōto, 1880
Michael None 1 year ago
Raining in Kyoto It's flooding the streets I'm nursing a coffee from a vending machine
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#2
Two Japanese Women Posing With Fans
#3
Peasant Wearing Raincoat Of Straw, Japan, Ca. 188-
#4
Woman Placing Seaweed On Rack To Dry, Japan
Robin Roper 1 year ago
That's not just seaweed, it's Nori. The seaweed doesn't come in sheets, the sheets have to be "made."
#5
Mother And Child, Japan
#6
Three Children At Tea Party, Japan
setsuriseikou 1 year ago
Looks like proper meal rather than just tea. The boy with the white sash seems to be filling a bowl with cooked rice
#7
Buddha Sculpture
#8
Iris Garden In Horikiri, Tokyo
#9
Umbrella Maker
Savannah greenleaf 1 year ago
This is an absolutely lovely photo. The girl among the large umbrellas make look small. There is intent in this piece of art.
#10
1890, Japan, Kyoto Prefecture
#11
Hiroshima, Miyajima. Itsukushima Shrine
#12
Man Peddling Vegetables, Tokyo, Japan
#13
View Of Town With Fujiyama Mountain In The Background, Yoshida, Japan
#14
Japanese Parlor
#16
Karasaki, Omi (The Most Famous Pine Trees In Japan)
Binny Tutera 1 year ago
Found this, a more recent view: https://mindtrip.ai/cdn-cgi/image/w=1920,format=webp,fit=cover/https://iorigin.mindtrip.ai/attractions/2bf0/8a88/9998/823d/b314/99ec/a4fd/ac04
#17
Nara. Kasuga Taisha
#18
Group Portrait Of Japanese Women, Possibly In Front Of The Hōkoku-Ji In Kamakura
#19
Osaka View
#20
Six Men, Possibly Monks, Posed For Group Portrait
#22
Mikado's Palace
#24
Kobe. Nonobiki Falls
#27
Kyōto. Kinkaku-Ji, The Golden Pavillion Of Rokuon Temple
sofacushionfort 1 year ago
Struck by arson by a mentally disturbed acolyte in 1950, which inspired a novel by Yukon Mishima. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkaku-ji_arson
#28
Nara. Bell Near The Condo With Daibutsu
#29
Buddhist Monk
#30
Miyajima. Aki
Abdullah Abd Rahman 1 year ago
Japanese gardens look like they've always been immaculately kept
#31
Winter Evening
#40
Vista In A Bamboo Grove, Kyoto
nottheactualphoto 1 year ago
This card is made for those "3D viewer" things they had at the time. I forget the correct name for them. It's a wooden frame thing; you put the card in it, and the frame holds it so that each of your eyes sees one photo, and it appears to be a 3D image.
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