Gesha Dressed Against the Cold, ca. 1870s-80s
This post was originally published on this siteStudio shots of two Geishas in full winter regalia from the 1870s-80s. They were ready to go out […]
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33 Colorized Photos of Kimono Life in Old Japan
This post was originally published on this siteThe kimono is a traditional Japanese garment and the national dress of Japan. The kimono is a T-shaped, […]
Japanese Rollerblades: Skates for Rough Surfaces Are Built Like Army Tank, 1938
This post was originally published on this siteConstructed with several sets of wheels along the lines of an army tank, skates introduced in Japan may […]
Collection of Sexual Aids in a Storage Wooden Box, Japan, Early Twentieth Century
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a set of woman’s ‘toilet’ implements for sexual gratification, consisting of six dildoes and penis supports, two […]
Schwa-chan-egger in the 80s: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Most Bizarre Japanese Commercials
This post was originally published on this siteBack in the 1980s and early 1990s, Hollywood celebrities made extra cash by doing cheesy commercials in Japan. […]
32 Lovely Portrait Photos of Japanese Children From Between the 1930s and ’50s
This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage photos were found by Vintage Japan-esque that show lovely portraits of Japanese children, possibly from between the […]
The Cat-Mew Machine: A Device That Produces Cat Sounds, Meant to Keep Away Rodents
This post was originally published on this sitePowered by a two-watt motor, and like a terrible scarecrow, this machine was invented in Japan in 1963. […]
Beautiful Photos of Geisha and Maiko Without Kimonos During Meiji Era
This post was originally published on this siteA maiko is an apprentice geisha in Kyoto and Western Japan. Their jobs consist of performing songs, dances, […]
Aesthetic Japanese Footgear for Ice Skating From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteAesthetic Japanese footgear for ice skating as “geta (wooden clogs) with iron blade” when kimono was still everyday […]
Hokkaido People in the 1950s Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteHokkaido is the second largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture. The Tsugaru Strait […]
The last Japanese samurai in color images, 1860-1900
This post was originally published on this siteThe samurai were a class of people who served the aristocracy with arms. The word first appeared in […]
Panasonic MC-1000, the Very First Plastic-Bodied Vacuum Cleaner From 1965
This post was originally published on this site It’s a Car! It’s a Toy! It’s a Vintage Spaceship! Before the mid-1950s, vacuum cleaners weren’t in […]
America Fair in Osaka, Japan, on March 25, 1950
This post was originally published on this siteBy 1950, the U.S. occupation of Japan was in its fifth year, so the Japanese newspaper Asahi Press […]
Hand-colored photographs of Japan on the brink of modernity, 1870s
This post was originally published on this siteIn this article, we’ve collected a few rare photographs from the 1870s taken by Shinichi Suzuki (1835-1918) who […]
35 Fascinating Photos Capture Street Scenes of Okinawa in the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteOkinawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the Ryukyu Islands with a geographic area of 2,280 […]
December 10, 1968: The Greatest Bank Heist in Japanese History, the Perpetrator Was Never Found to This Day
This post was originally published on this siteOn the morning of December 10, 1968, four Kokubunji branch employees of the Nihon Shintaku Ginko (Nippon Trust […]
20 Weird Japanese Inventions That We Definitely Need
This post was originally published on this siteJapan, the land of the rising sun, is world-reknowned for its technological prowess. It’s no secret that Japanese […]
50 Amazing Color Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in Japan From the Mid-1950s
This post was originally published on this siteAfter Japan surrendered in 1945, ending World War II, Allied forces led by the United States occupied the […]
20 Candid Photographs of David Bowie Touring Around Kyoto, Japan in 1980
This post was originally published on this siteDavid Bowie was fascinated by Japan. But he loved Kyoto, to the point where he considered making it […]
12 Wonderful Color Photographs That Capture Scenes of Gifu, Japan in the Mid 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteGifu is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural […]
Rare hand-colored photos of the everyday life in Meiji Japan, 1890s
This post was originally published on this siteAfter centuries of isolation and several unsuccessful attempts by the Western nations at opening Japan to international relations […]
Vintage Photos of Maikos Portraying the Three Wise Monkeys From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe three wise monkeys are a Japanese pictorial maxim, embodying the proverbial principle “see no evil, hear no […]
16 Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Nagoya, Japan in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteNagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is Japan’s fourth-largest incorporated city and […]
Rare Photograph of a True Samurai Taken by Felice Beato, circa 1864-65
This post was originally published on this siteItalian–British photographer Felice Beato (1832 – 29 January 1909) was one of the first people to take photographs […]
Fukushi Masaichi, the Man Who Created the Largest Collection of Tattooed Human Skin in the World
This post was originally published on this siteFukushi Masaichi (1878–1956) was a Japanese physician, pathologist and Emeritus Professor of Nippon Medical School in Tokyo. He […]