Amazing Photos Reveal Simple Transport Used Before Car and Train in Japan More Than 100 Years Ago ~ Vintage Everyday

April 7, 2013

Amazing Photos Reveal Simple Transport Used Before Car and Train in Japan More Than 100 Years Ago

April 07, 2013 1800s, 1900s, 1910s, event & history, Japan, life & culture, traffic & transport

Before the days of high-speed trains and its 155mph bullet train, transportation in Japan was very different and far more primitive. As these stunning images reveal, simple and exhausting modes of travel were adopted by the higher classes in Japan during the 19th and early 20th Century.

11 comments:

StupidnewsApril 8, 2013 at 3:40 AM
Incredible photos. Story of Japan 100 years ago told. Shared it with my friends on timesfeed.com
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UnknownApril 8, 2013 at 10:01 AM
Is there any where to get high res versions of these?
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UnknownApril 8, 2013 at 10:15 AM
There has to be some picture somewhere of at least one full palanquin, and not that half-open hammock version of a palanquin.
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Rồng ViệtApril 8, 2013 at 11:44 AM
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UnknownApril 8, 2013 at 8:46 PM
see news about new movie about Japan baseball culture in taiwan during 1930s titled KANO, google it google "KANO 1931"
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UnknownApril 8, 2013 at 9:04 PM
It is good and very interesting to know about other cultures, and their common practices in the past.
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baderApril 11, 2013 at 4:30 AM
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