A man lying on tatami reading a book. Two children are nearby. As with many items that have become mundane, tatami was originally considered a luxury item for the nobility throughout much of its early history. Nowadays, tatami rooms and tatami are…
Street traffic near the main Mitsui Bank in Tokyo. The Main Mitsui Bank building was constructed by the American James Stewart & Co and finished in 1902, although it had to be rebuilt in 1929 after the Great Earthquake due to…