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In 2013, a photo album by photographer Kozaburo Tamamura (1856-1923), created by the request of an American publisher, was sold at an auction in Britain.
These pictures portray the scenery as well as people's lives in Japan over a 100 years ago.
Out of the album, we have selected 30 pictures that shows what Japan has gained and lost in the past century.
(Note: Some photos are artificially colored.)
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20. Yokohama
21. Kamogawa, Kyoto
22. Ginza, Shinbashi
23. Enoshima
24. Kobe Shopping Street
25. Kobe Shopping Street
26. Dotondori, Osaka
27. Hakone
28. Hakone
29. Nagoya Castle
30. Arashiyama, Kyoto