Set 2: About 1950’s, Japan. Photography by Kiichi Asano (1914 - 1990)
A cute girl in a kimono in 1950s in Japan. This scan is from a found box of slides and negatives from Japan. Not sure the exact date of each photo, but some slides in the box are clearly dated from the 1950s.
Marc Riboud Woman in traditional kimono at a tobacco shop, Tokyo, Japan - 1958
Photo taken by my father.
Looks like a phone operator in 1950s Japan. Check out the microphone she's wearing. I'm not sure of the exact date of this photo, but it is from a group of found negatives where some pictures are marked 1955.
Japanese children standing in front of a shrine. A photo of life in Japan in the 1950s. I'm not sure of the exact date of this photo, but it is from a group of found negatives where some pictures are marked 1955.
30 Vintage Japan Illustrations - 1950s-1970s
After years of Western influence, couples in Japan were replacing tradition with a new approach to meeting, dating, and falling in love.
Here's a collection of great ads from 1950s' Japan. (Hat tip: Maria Popova .) Marketing has sure come a long way; these were the days befo...
JAPAN, 1958. Tokyo night
A group of children having fun in the grass - and the boys wearing hats. A photo of life in Japan in the 1950s. I'm not sure of the exact date of this photo, but it is from a group of found negatives where some pictures are marked 1955.
When societies industrialize, food systems expand and specialize to meet the new waves of customers. These amazing old photographs show Japan’s demae, or delivery men, who braved the crowded streets…
About 1950's, Japan. photo by Tadahiko Hayashi (林 忠彦)
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Saraba さらば, Marc Riboud (1923-2016) In the streets - Japan - 1958
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ミス高山 1956月6月. 1956, Japan
Chitose is a city located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, and home to the New Chitose Airport, the biggest international airport in Hokkaido and closest airport to Sapporo, as well as the neighboring Chitose Air Base. The city is notable for having a Peace Pagoda, built by the Japanese Buddhist order Nipponzan Myohoji in 1978. Here below is a collection of beautiful vintage photos that captured everyday life of Chitose during the 1950s. (Photos from Phil Peters)
Two young boys in hat, one of them climbing on a fence near a tree. A photo of life in Japan in the 1950s. I'm not sure of the exact date of this photo, but it is from a group of found negatives where some pictures are marked 1955.
Two smiling boys - one with a straw hat. A photo of life in Japan in the 1950s. I'm not sure of the exact date of this photo, but it is from a group of found negatives where some pictures are marked 1955.
Peko Chan and a cute little girl. This is a scan of a slide from a box of found slides and negatives from Japan. Not sure of exact dates, but there were some slides in this box that were clearly dated in the 1950s.
30 Vintage Japan Illustrations - 1950s-1970s
Yamamoto Kansuke 山本 悍右 (1914-1987) Kyoto, Japan - 1955
Saraba さらば, Marc Riboud (1923-2016) In the streets, Japan - 1958
