I recently discovered Nagasaki University's Metadatabase of Japanese Old Photographs. There went a few hours of clicking through to photos and comparing them to what you can find now! So I decided to see if I could find my own photos of some of the places in the Nagasaki U database.
Here goes number one - of course I have to start with Nikko!!
The Nikko Cedar Road, the old approach road to Nikko.
Sometime in the late 19th or early 20th centuries:
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January 3, 2013
I'm going to love this series! ^^
ReplyDeletePS: Where's your jinrikisha? U didn't offer to transport m'lady in luxury and comfort?
I thought you might like these! (I warn you, Nikko is going to last a while, however...!) But there are some from your stomping grounds, although none of Skytree, unfortunately! ;)
DeleteNo jinrikisha, but U's kei-car is actually very comfortable (although perhaps not luxurious)! Lots of leg room, something jinrikishas don't always have much of...