28 rare photographs of how Japan lived in the 19th century

As you know, in the 17th century, during the reign of the Tokugawa dynasty, Japan was a closed country with very limited contacts with the Western world. Here they were afraid of Christian missionaries, who, according to the Japanese government, would certainly have invaded the country at the first opportunity. And only in the middle of the 19th century Japan opened two of its ports for trade with America. So, the state began to slowly establish relations with the rest of the world, Japanese culture, traditions and lifestyle became more understandable and open. The following rare photographs depict scenes from the lives of ordinary (and not so) Japanese people at this fateful and important time for the Land of the Rising Sun.

Acrobats

Children showing their talents.

Buddhist priests and nuns

Playing musical instruments on the street.

At work

Preparing for planting a crop.

Paddy field work

Women work in the field.

Rice planting

In the vicinity of Yokohama.

Harvesting

The use of special devices.

Threshing rice

Special tools for threshing.

Rice crushing

Getting rice flour.

Pounding rice

Work for the whole family.

Breeding silkworms

The process of obtaining mulberry cocoons.

Silkworm sorting

Sort by size.

Weighing silkworm leaves

Mandatory procedure for feeding.

Calligraphy lessons

Girls learn calligraphy from a master calligrapher.

Bronze bell

Japanese "Tsar Bell".

Kasuga Taisha

Shinto shrine in Nara.

Kasuga Taisha Temple in Nara

Interesting in its collection of ritual lanterns.

Five-tiered pagoda at the Sarusawa-ike pond

In the quiet waters of the pond, a 50 meter pagoda is reflected, which can be seen from anywhere in the city of Nara.

100 stone images

Mysterious stone statues stand along the river.

Gate Caramon

The famous white-gold gate of the Tosegu Temple in Nikko.

Yasamon Gate to Nikko

The gates of the demonesses are the entrance to the complex of shrines of Shintoism and Buddhism.

Water from the well

Getting drinking water.

Rest on the way

Roadside place to stay.

Pleasure boat

Walking in the pond during sakura blossom.

Shinto priest

The representative of religion, the meaning of which is to deify and worship natural forces and phenomena.

Tea ceremony

Four women making tea.

Rickshaw dancers

Delivered to destination on time.

Japanese travelers in palanquins

While relaxing.

Four japanese in kimono

On the porch of a tea house in Okano Gardens, Tokyo.

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