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Caroline Howard's avatar

I love the photo “Tokyo Downtown 1930s”. It has an intangible magic about it.

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Gianni Simone's avatar

You clearly have good tastes, Caroline. That's Kuwabara Kineo, regarded as one of Japan's foremost street photographers.

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Edward Levinson's avatar

Nice photos of my favorite Showa Era!

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Gianni Simone's avatar

Agreed. I spent hours going through those books.

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Berolinga's avatar

Thanks for the list. I can't read Japanese but those pics are beautiful.

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Gianni Simone's avatar

The photos alone are worth the price.

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Kjeld Duits's avatar

Great books, Gianni! Thanks for sharing.

I wish I could use university libraries for research…

And thanks for the kind words abut my work, and the shoutout!

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Jeffrey Streeter's avatar

Wonderful.

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Gianni Simone's avatar

Glad you like it.

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Brendon's avatar

What a great find for you Gianni! Thanks for sharing.

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Gianni Simone's avatar

YES! Their library is probably the main reason I keep teaching at uni.

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