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