Prefecture Collection (page 2)

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

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), best known for its " floating" torii gate (pictured on this card)

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. Beppu is famous for its onsen (hot springs), which are regarded as sacred and boasts the largest volume of hot water in the world apart from Yellowstone

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

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

View toward Enoshima island, 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 1906

Heiden (Offertory Hall) of the Kasuga-taisha, Nara, Japan
Heiden (Offertory Hall) of the Kasuga-taisha (Kasuga Grand Shrine), Shinto Shrine of the Fujiwara family at Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1908

Honden and Chumon, Kasuga-taisha (Grand Shrine), Nara, Japan
Honden (the sacred heart of a Shinto Shrine) and Chumon (Middle Gate), Kasuga-taisha (Kasuga Grand Shrine), Shinto Shrine of the Fujiwara family at Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1908

Kurumayadori, Kasuga-taisha (Grand Shrine), Nara, Japan
Kurumayadori, Kasuga-taisha (Kasuga Grand Shrine), Shinto Shrine of the Fujiwara family at Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1908

Chakutoden, Kasuga-taisha (Kasuga Grand Shrine), Nara, Japan
Chakutoden - Kasuga-taisha (Kasuga Grand Shrine) - the Shinto shrine of the Fujiwara family in Nara, Nara prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1908

Torii in front of the Tsurugaoka Hachiman, Kamakura, Japan
Torii in front of the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1909

Japan - Rakanji Temple - Yabakei River Gorge
The Rakanji temple, built on middle cliffside of Mt. Rakan - near Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1906

Japan - Yaba Bridge at Yabakei
Japan - Yaba (Wooden) Bridge over the Yamakuni River in the Yabakei Gorge - a nationally-designated Place of Scenic Beauty spanning the municipalities of Kusu and Nakatsu in Oita Prefecture, Japan

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