Images of old Japan

[Baka Gaijin]

Morning all:

 

Here is an amazing source of imagery from old Japan

 

http://www.lb.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/search/e ... dex-e.html

 

Enjoy!!!

 

Cheers

[andreYes]

Malcolm, thank you for the link, very interesting!

 

Especially amazing was to compare the old photos with modern Japan. Here are several pictures of Kyoto, side by side with my photos, taken this spring

[Ken-Hawaii]

Very cool, Andrey, especially as you were able to shoot almost exactly the same views without knowing about the much older photos. You obviously have a photographer's eye!

 

Ken

[Lindus]

Challenge

Where is this glum guy and his kid?

Note, the boat is clinker built,was that the Norm?

[Baka Gaijin]

Great pictures Andrey,

 

Interesting to see how closely they rebuilt Kinkakuji after it was destroyed by arson in 1950.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Burned_Kinkaku.jpg

 

Here ya go Roy:

 

http://www.douglasbrooksboatbuilding.com/Japanese.html

 

(Delve deep into this site for actual building techniques, the one in your picture looks like a Chokkibune..... )

 

Cheers

[Lindus]

Once again old chap your right. Dontcha love the Japanese version of the Corrical {Taraibune},nice thing about it is that a second use would be for Togi....sale to your work shop then take the Taraibune,fill with water and off ya go.

Cheers

Roy

[andreYes]

Interesting to see how closely they rebuilt Kinkakuji after it was destroyed by arson in 1950.

Yes, really! I've completely forgotten that it was burned... Now I remember, I've read a Yukio Mishima's novel based on this story .