Prefecture Collection

General view of Itsukushima Shrine, Japan
General view of the Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Aki Province, Japan

Japan - Inland Sea and the Kintai Bridge - decorative border
Japan - The Inland Sea and the Kintai Bridge, a historical wooden arch bridge, in the city of Iwakuni, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The bridge was built in 1673, spanning the Nishiki River

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan - Railway Station Date: circa 1910s

Pine Tree at Matsushima, Japan
Matsushima - a group of small islands in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. There are some 260 tiny islands covered in pines hence the name Date: circa 1910s

Kavala, Greece, the second largest city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala prefecture

Palais de la Prefecture, Nice, France (Riviera). Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The Amanohashidate admired by a Geisha
The Amanohashidate - located in Miyazu Bay in northern Kyoto Prefecture - a pine-clad promontory launching onto the sea - being admited by a geisha on a balcony

Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu, Japan. Completed in 1745 as a private strolling garden and villa for the local feudal lords, and opened to the public in 1875

Pier for Inland Sailing Steamers, Kobe, Japan
Pier for Inland Sailing Steamers, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Arima Road, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Minatogawa Public Garden, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

The Oriental Hotel, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Great statue of Buddha - Daibutsu - Nofukuji Temple, Kobe
The great statue of Buddha (Daibutsu) at the Nofukuji Temple, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Minatogawa Shrine - Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Minatogawa Shrine - a Shinto shrine in Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, roughly on the site of the Battle of Minatogawa. Date: circa 1910s

Ikuta Shrine, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Ikuta Shrine (Ikuta-jinja) - a Shinto shrine in the Chuo Ward of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan - possibly among the oldest shrines in the country. Date: circa 1910s

Tomb of Kusunoki Masashige - Minatogawa Shrine, Kobe
The Tomb of Kusunoki Masashige (Nanko) - Minatogawa Shrine - a Shinto shrine in Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, roughly on the site of the Battle of Minatogawa. Date: circa 1910s

Sannomiya Dori, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Wadamisaki LIghthouse, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
The Old Wadamisaki LIghthouse, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The Lighthouse was relocated as a historic monument to Suma Seaside Park in 1964, where it still stands today. Date: circa 1910s

Guardian deity of children Statue - Jizo - Kobe
Statue of the Guardian deity of children at Tori Tenjo-ji (Mayazan Tenjo-ji) - a Shingon Buddhist temple in eastern Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Japan - Tokiwacho-dori in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
Two mothers carrying children on their back in Tokiwacho-dori in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture Date: circa 1910s

Japan - Nikko Tosho-gu Sinto Shrine, Tochigi Prefecture
Nikko Tosho-gu - a Tosho-gu Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Yachiyo-bashi bridge at Miyanoshita Onsen, Hakone, Japan
Yachiyo-bashi bridge at Miyanoshita, an onsen (Natural hot springs) in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Mount Myogi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Mount Myogi - one of the major mountains in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

Owakidani, hot springs in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Owakidani, a volcanic valley with active sulphur vents and hot springs in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

Famous floating Torii of the Itsukushima Shrine, Japan
Itsukushima Shrine - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima)

Owakidani active sulphur vents and hot springs, Japan
Owakidani, a volcanic valley with active sulphur vents and hot springs in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Date: 1929

Kamijinko, Nakajinko and Shimojinko, Tosho-gu, Nikko
The Three Sacred Treasure Houses - (from left) Kamijinko, Nakajinko and Shimojinko, Tosho-gu

Curtiss C-46A Commando 91-1138 (msn 30553), on display at the JASDF Air Park and Museum, Hamamatsu Air Base Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 2000

North American F-86F Sabre 02-7966 (msn 256-86), formerly of the Blue Impulse aerobatic team, mounted on a pylon outside the JASDF Air Park and Museum, Hamamatsu Air Base Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

North American F-86F Sabre 02-7960 (msn 256-80), formerly of the Blue Impulse aerobatic team, on display at the JASDF Air Park and Museum, Hamamatsu Air Base Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Fuji T-1B 15-5825 (msn JT55), on display at the JASDF Air Park and Museum, Hamamatsu Air Base Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 2000

Mitsubishi MU-2S 13-3209 (msn 909), on display at the JASDF Air Park and Museum, Hamamatsu Air Base Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 2000

Over Lake Biwa and Seta Bridge, near Kyoto, Shiga Prefecture
Looking out over Lake Biwa and the Seta Bridge, near Kyoto, Shiga Prefecture. Vintage 19th century photograph

THE PREFECTURE IN LILLE
Hotel de la Nouvel Prefecture, Lille. Date: 1865

PRISON REFORM / J HOWARD
John Howard (1726-1790), investigating the French penal system, is visited by an officer of the Prefecture Date: circa 1775-79

A Dutch Lantern at Nikko Tosho-gu Shinto Shrine, Nikko
A Dutch Lantern at Nikko Tosho-gu, a Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate

Japan - Poling a barge along the Hozu River
Japan - A brave boatman poling a barge solo along the Hozu River - a part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Bridge near the port, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Moji-ku is today a Japanese ward of the city of Kitakyushu in the Fukuoka Prefecture. It. Formerly the city of Moji, which was one of five cities merged to create Kitakyushu in 1963

Famous floating Torii, Itsukushima Shrine, Japan - Evening
Itsukushima Shrine in the evening light - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima)

Japan - Great Buddha of Kamakura
Lantern slide of The Great Buddha of Kamakura

Japan - Bandai-san volcano
Lantern slide of In the Crater of Bandai-San. Bandai-san is a volcano in the central area of Fukushima Prefecture, southern Tohoku

Port / Harbour at Shimonoseki, Japan
Port at Shimonoseki, Japan - a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshu, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits

Guinea, Africa - A Fula Woman from Timbo
Guinea, Africa - A woman from Timbo - a town and sub-prefecture in the Mamou Prefecture in the Mamou Region of Guinea

Japan - Poling rafts along the Hozu River - a part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Foix, L Ariege, France, Bridge Quarter, Church and Castle. Date: circa 1907

View of water and sailing boats, Japan
View of water and sailing boats, probably near the Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Aki Province, Japan. Date: circa 1930s

Floating torii of Itsukushima Shrine, Japan
Floating torii gate at the Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Aki Province, Japan. Date: circa 1930s

Enoshima, Japan, Sagami Bay, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Enoshima, a small offshore island, about 4 km in circumference, at the mouth of the Katase River, which flows into the Sagami Bay of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1905

Lake Biwa, Kyoto, Japan - the largest freshwater lake in Japan, located in Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshu) Date: circa 1910s

Japan - Yokohama - Bashamichi-dori. Date: circa 1920

Dunkirk, France - the Sub-Prefecture (local administrative building). Date: circa 1910s

Saint-Denis Prefecture - Island of Reunion - Indian Ocean
The Parliament Building (Prefecture) at Saint-Denis - Island of Reunion - Indian Ocean 1909

Three scenes of Japan inset on a Japanese river scene
Three photographic scenes of Japan inset onto a traditional Japanese river scene showing a river craft navigating a section of rapids. Date: circa 1910s

Buddha Statues, Rakan-ji Temple, Yabakei Gorge, Oita, Japan
3, 700 stone figures of the Buddha at the Rakan-ji Temple, Yabakei Gorge, Oita Prefecture, Japan Date: 1914

Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu - Shinto Shrine, Kamakura, Japan
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu - the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1907

Kintetsu Ikoma Cable Line - Nara Prefecture, Japan
Aerial view of the cable car ascending the slopes of Mount Ikoma, rising from Hozanji Station on the Kintetsu Ikoma Cable Line - Nara Prefecture, Japan (built in 1918). Date: circa 1922

Kegon Falls, Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Kegon Falls, Nikko, Japan - located at Lake Chuzenji in Nikko National Park near the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The falls were formed when the Daiya River was rerouted by lava flows

Bronze Tomb of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu - Nikko, Japan
Nikko Tosho-gu - a Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan - dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate

An old street in Hakone, Japan on a wet day
A view of an old street in Hakone, Japan - Hakone is in the Kanagawa Prefecture, in Ashigarashimo District, located on the eastern foot of Hakone Pass. Date: circa 1909

Goryu Waterfall - Yabakei River Gorge, Japan
Rickety-looking crossing above the Goryu Waterfall - Yabakei River Gorge, Japan - near Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture - formed by the Yamakuni River. Date: circa 1908

Ninna-jis Pagoda in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Ninna-ji has been registered as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic monuments of ancient Kyoto

Zushi, Sagami Bay, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan - located at the head of Miura Peninsula. A popular beach resort. Date: circa 1910s

Senganmatsu Island on the Uradome Coast, Tottori, Japan
The distinctive rocks of Senganmatsu Island on the Uradome Coast, a scenic ria coastal inlet located on the Japan Sea in Iwami, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1905

Waterfront at Itsukushima - Miyajima - Hatsukaichi, Japan
The waterfront at Itsukushima - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its " floating" torii gate

Kusatsu - Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture, Kanto, Japan
Kusatsu - a town located in Agatsuma District of far western Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kanto region of Japan - Kusatsu is one of the most famous hot springs resorts (Onsen) in Japan

Aso Shinto Shrine - Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Aso Shrine (Aso-jinja) - a Shinto Shrine in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, (the old Higo Province) Japan. One of the oldest and most prominent shrines in Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, Itsukushima Island, Aki, Japan
Itsukushima Shrine - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its " floating" torii gate

Ukimido or floating temple, Katata, Japan
Ukimido Floating Temple, part of the Mangetsuji temple, a zen temple located in Katata Ward of Shiga Prefecture (Kansai Region) in Japan Date: circa 1910

Yabakei River Gorge, Japan - near Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture - formed by the Yamakuni River. Date: circa 1908

The sea coast at Hayama, Japan
The sea coast at Hayama - located in Miura District, Kanagawa Prefecture, on central Honshu, Japan, at the northern end of Miura Peninsula, facing Sagami Bay on the Pacific Ocean. Date: circa 1910s

Matsushima - group small islands Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Matsushima - a group of small islands in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. There are some 260 tiny islands covered in pines hence the name. Date: circa 1907

Coastline at Akashi in southern Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
The Coastline at Akashi in southern Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on the Seto Inland Sea west of Kobe. Date: circa 1910s

The Kofuku-ji temple, Nara, Japan. Date: circa 1908

Itsukushima (Miyajima) Shrine - Hatsukaichi, Japan
Front view of the Prindile Temple (old term) at the Itsukushima (Miyajima) Shrine - Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1908

Japan - Navigating the rapids of the Hozu River - a part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Beppu - Hot Springs - Japan
Hot Spring at Beppu, Oita Prefecture, Japan

Japan - Watching volcanic disturbance, Mount Aso
Japan - Watching volcanic disturbance at the Mount Aso volcano, Higo Province (an old province of Japan in the area that is today Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu)

Japan - Poling rafts along the Hozu River - a part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Bronze Statue of Ii Naosuke - Hikone Castle grounds, Japan
Hikone Castle grounds, Shiga Prefecture, Japan - Bronze Statue of Ii Naosuke (1815-1860) - daimyo of Hikone (18501860) and also Tairo of Tokugawa Shogunate

Japan - Atsuta Shinto Shrine, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Atsuta Shrine is a Shinto shrine traditionally believed to have been established during the reign of Emperor Keiko located in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in Japan. Date: 1914

Wonsan, North Korea - Japanese Prefectural Office
Wonsan, Kangwon Province, North Korea (Genzan, Gensan) - Japanese Precfectural Office. Wonsan was under Japanese rule between 1910 and 1945. Date: circa 1910s

Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu - the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1906

Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Matsushima - a group of small islands in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. There are some 260 tiny islands covered in pines hence the name Date: circa 1909

Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1910s

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