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A dirt road leading to a torii.

Trays of fish for sale in a store or stall.

A crowd of Americans and/or Europeans in a bar. A Japanese waitress is in the background.

An out of focus picture of a stand with multiple rows of Musha Ningyō, warrior dolls.

Decorations for the Tanabata Festival, possibly in Hiratsuka.

The interior of a shop selling fresh and canned fruits and vegetables.

Two maiko, one in white face makeup. A maiko is an apprentice geiko (not quite the same as geisha) in Kyoto. Their jobs consist of performing songs, dances, and playing the shamisen or the koto (traditional Japanese instruments) for visitors during…

A row of wooden racks supporting a large number of mackerel drying in the sun.

A farm worker carrying several large buckets of night soil stands in front of a field. Construction workers, farmers, rickshaw-pullers, and others often wear a type of tabi called jika-tabi, like this farmer. Made of heavier, tougher material and…

A line of people in yellow robes march through a gravel lot. The lead marcher carries a penant, possibly with the Buddhist mantra "Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō" (南無妙法蓮華経)