40 Powerful Images That Capture The Soul Of 19th Century Japan

These hauntingly beautiful images offer a raw, authentic glimpse into Japan’s forgotten past. From samurai to street life, these photos preserve a world long gone but never forgotten.

Kyōto, 1880

Two Japanese Women Posing With Fans

Peasant Wearing Raincoat Of Straw, Japan, Ca. 188-

Woman Placing Seaweed On Rack To Dry, Japan

Mother And Child, Japan

View Of Tokyo, Japan

Man Peddling Vegetables, Tokyo, Japan

Three Children At Tea Party, Japan

View Of Town With Fujiyama Mountain In The Background, Yoshida, Japan

Umbrella Maker

Buddha Sculpture

Nara. Kasuga Taisha

Group Portrait Of Japanese Women, Possibly In Front Of The Hōkoku-Ji In Kamakura

Japanese Parlor

Hiroshima, Miyajima. Itsukushima Shrine

Nagasaki. Hamanomachi

Six Men, Possibly Monks, Posed For Group Portrait

Karasaki, Omi (The Most Famous Pine Trees In Japan)

Mikado’s Palace

Iris Garden In Horikiri, Tokyo

1890, Japan, Kyoto Prefecture

Miyajima. Aki

Buddhist Monk

Osaka View

Two Women Washing And Ironing, Japan

Gojio, At Kyoto

Family Meal, Japan

Preparing Silk For Market, Japan

Kyōto. Kinkaku-Ji, The Golden Pavillion Of Rokuon Temple

Shinto Temple

Nara. Bell Near The Condo With Daibutsu

Osaka, Kawaguchi, Nishi Ward

Winter Evening

Kobe. Nonobiki Falls

Japanese Woman

The Archin-Bridge, Hachimanshrine, Kamakura, Japan

Entrance To A Temple Dedicated To Hachiman In Kamakura

View Of The Tsurugaoka Hachimangū In Kamakura

Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine, Kamakura, Japan

Vista In A Bamboo Grove, Kyoto