1849
Photos Tokyo the second half of XIX-th century
Let you not be fooled by the presence of color in the photographs. These are consequences of manual processing photos aniline dye. All the pictures you see were taken between 1865 and 1895 years.
Just at this time, Tokyo was renamed with the old name and became the capital of Edo Japan. Prior to this, we recall, the main city of the country was in Kyoto. The pictures you see now are made by Japanese photographer Kusakabe Kimbei. That he then added the photos of paint. So, in the picture you will see the sights of Tokyo itself, without skyscrapers and incredible population density. The focus will be the imperial palace, many parks, temple complexes and the Japanese way of life.
Just at this time, Tokyo was renamed with the old name and became the capital of Edo Japan. Prior to this, we recall, the main city of the country was in Kyoto. The pictures you see now are made by Japanese photographer Kusakabe Kimbei. That he then added the photos of paint. So, in the picture you will see the sights of Tokyo itself, without skyscrapers and incredible population density. The focus will be the imperial palace, many parks, temple complexes and the Japanese way of life.
