Asahi Shimbun.? Showa 7 [1932]. Monotone photographic illustrations throughout, some full page but many two or more images attractively arranged on the page, 64pp, striking colour illustrated upper cover showing two attractive Japanese women dressed in elegant early 1930s Western clothes sightseeing with Mt Fuji in the background. 19 x.... More about 家庭朝日 新年増大号. 東日本新風景. [ Katei Asahi Shinnen zōdaigo. Higashi Nihon...

安政六年 ( March1859). Black and white woodblock kawaraban, worn along horizontal and vertical fold, two tiny chips in lower margin, some small barely visible holes, a few small ink stains otherwise good. Black and white kawaraban showing the newly-established foreign trading post at Yokohama (Kanagawa) in 1859. The shoreline extending... More about 五ヶ国御貿易場. [Gokakoku on kōeba] [The Trading Post of the Five Foreign Countries

Showa 3 [1928]. Small card printed double sided, village mayor​'s chop lower corner. Light horizontal crease. Good copy. An admission ticket for the Lower House election held in Showa 3rd. The polling station was in Fukushima Prefecture. Name, list number is stated. On the reverse voters are requested to keep... More about 衆議院議員投票所入場券. [Shūgiin giin tōhyōjo nyūjōken]. [Admission Ticket...

1917. Attractive colour lithograph folded sheet, this is the third in a series of thirteen pictorial maps illustrating famous sites and specialities associated with the different regions of Japan, this map shows the Kii Peninsula and Shikoku area. Sheet size measures 77 x 55cm. Includes a key in the bottom... More about 漫画旅行 - 日本全図. [Manga Ryoko - Nihon Zenzu]. [Manga Journeys through Japan: Kii...

Tokyo. 愽画舘 (Hakugakan). Taisho 1 (1912). [Reprint]. Double page sheet printed in orange and black, central fold, 41.5 x 55cm. Very good copy. Image shows many aspects of military life and training. Writing on the right margin says "Picture commemorating the military education". The scenes depicted are: "Walking a wooden... More about 軍隊生活画報. [Guntai seikatsu gahō]. [Pictorial News of Military Life

大日本雄辯會講談社 [Dainihon Yūbenkai Kōdansha]. Showa 5 [1930]. These pop-out jigsaw maps were supplement of the Japanese magazine Shonen Kurabu on April 1st, Showa 5 (1930). The 8 maps on 8 individual cards show Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Original card covers now fragmented and browned. Complete. In the blank section of... More about 大日本板地図. [Dainihon itachizu] Japanese Empire "Pop Out" Style Maps

Tokyo. Dainihon Yūbenkai Kōdansha 大日本雄辯會講談社. Shōwa 7 (1932). Colour sugoroku or Japanese game, 5 closed tears (each 2 x 3cm) near from folds, some other light signs of use and occasional light spotting. 61.5 x 92.5cm. This colourful sugoroku game features a race around the world. On the reverse there... More about 世界早まわり競争・バスケットボール・大口太郎・ニコニコエビス....

大阪.[Osaka]. 瀬原捨松.[Sutematsu Sehara]. 明治三十七[1904]. Colour folding Japanese woodblock map published at the time of the Russo-Japanese war showing Japan, Korea, China and the Soviet Union, two inset maps and a comparison chart comparing the strengths and weaknesses of the Japanese and Russian forces, scale not given. Writing in calligraphy upper... More about 日露交戰里程入早見新地圗. [Nichi-Ro kosen riteiiri hayami shin chizu].[Latest Map of...

Kyoto. 村上勘兵衛, 文部省刊行. [Murakami Kanbē; Monbushō kankō]. Meiji 10 [1877. Colour woodblock map, vertical fold.. From volume 1 of the Journal of World Geography 萬國地誌略, published in 1877. Printed area measures 23 x 21cm, a good copy with some light wear and occasional soiling. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 159814). More about 南亜米利加洲. [Minami Amerika-shū]. [The States of South America

旅順.[Lüshun]. 東京堂.[Tōkyōdo]. 昭和十八 (1943). Attractively produced small pictorial album praising Japan's military success in China's Liaodong Peninsula, 32 photographic plates titled and captioned, 32pp in wrappers, covers little worn mainly on corners, hinge detached, a very clean copy in good condition. Text in Japanese. 12.6 x 18.2cm. The album features... More about 旅順之戰績. [Album of Military Success in Ryojun

[1917]. Bright colourful paper fan featuring American Katherine Stinson, only the fourth American women to get a pilot's licence and Ueno Tsuyako regarded as Japan's first women aviator. 20.5 x 30.5cm. 上野艶子嬢 (Miss Ueno Tsuyako). (When referring to this item please quote stockid 155388). More about Paper Fan Commemorating Two Pioneer Women Pilots