JAPAN TOKYO, OTSU, YOKOHAMA, KYOTO Kodzu, Hakone, Nikko

  JAPAN
 TOKYO, OTSU, YOKOHAMA, KYOTO
Kodzu, Hakone, Nikko 

INTRODUCTION:

Please read notes at the end of this post.

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1892-1895 WORLD TOUR OF GEORGE BULLOUGH

Descriptive text relates to period of visit, i.e. early 1890’s unless otherwise stated.

 BLOG 87 - ALBUM XVIII* 
CONTAINS ALL 27 PHOTOGRAPHS

The photographs in this article were collected by George Bullough
and his travelling companion, Robert Mitchell during their 1892-1895 World Tour 
and mounted in twenty albums in the library at Kinloch Castle.

Each album measures 14½ x 10¼ inches - Each page 14 x 10¼ inches. 

The size of each photograph is given alongside its title as written in the album.

Regrettably Kinloch Castle Library,

 on the south-west (ground floor) corner 

has two external walls and suffers from high humidity and constant ingress of damp.

The room has also suffered at least one inundation 
of water through the ceiling from an overflowing sink in the bathroom two floors above.

“It is crucial to store books and photographs 

correctly, to respect their age and vulnerability 

to thoughtless handling. 

This is especially true 

for hand-coloured prints as the colours were only applied to the surface of the photograph, never becoming an actual part of the 

resulting image. 

Therefore the delicate surface

 is prone to scratching, blurring, loss of colour 

and crinkling due to high humidity.”

(* Note: Due to miss-labelling of the original albums there is no Album XVIII 

but a second album identified as XIV containing coloured photographs of Japan,

this should follow Album XVII which also covers Japan.)

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E64  ISHIYAMA, OTSU

Album XVIII   *   Image 1   *   9½ x 7¾ inches

The village of Ishiyama lies along the banks of the Lake Biwa, 
the largest freshwater lake in Japan with an area of almost 260 square miles.

Of tectonic origin, the lake, which has a maximum depth of 341 feet, 

is one of the oldest in the world dating back at least four million years. 

This has allowed a diverse ecosystem of more than one thousand species 

to become established including almost fifty native species of fish 

and a large number of molluscs. 

Lake Biwa is attracts thousands of geese, swans and ducks each year. 

The lake was designated a UNESCO Ramsar Wetland in 1993. 

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86   CHAMPION WRESTLER AND HIS SWORD BEARER
Album XVIII   *   Image 2   *   Size 9½ x 7¾ inches

86   CHAMPION WRESTLER AND HIS SWORD BEARER
Album XVIII   *   Image 2   *   Detail from full size 9½ x 7¾ inches

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261   DANCING OR GEISHA GIRLS EMPLOYED AT THE CHERRY DANCES
Album XVIII   *   Image 3   *   Detail from full size 9¼ x 7½ inches

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K2   BUND   (Yokohama)

Album XVIII   *   Image 4   *   Size 9½ x 7½ inches.  

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K4  MISSISSIPPI BAY  

(Yokohama)

Album XVIII   *   Image 5

Size 9½ x 7½ inches  

Mississippi Bay is set against the Honmoku cliffs, Yokohama; here the little fishing villages of Negishi and Sugita line the shore from where fleets of lofty, oblong sail sea-going sampans set out each day in search of giant clams and conches.

RIGHT: This classic view was reproduced in several versions.                                             

K4   MISSISSIPPI BAY   (Yokohama)
Album XVIII   *   Image 5   *   Detail from full size 9½ x 7½ inches.

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K3   CREEK   (Yokohama)

Album XVIII   *   Image 6   *   Size 9½ x 7½ inches.

K3   CREEK   (Yokohama)
Album XVIII   *   Image 6   *   Detail from full size 9½ x 7½ inches.

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222   NUMBER NINE, YOKOHAMA

Album XVIII   *   Image 7   *   Size 9½ x 7½ inches.

The famous Number Nine brothel in Yokohama, also known as Nectarine and Jimpuro, 
opened in 1872. Notorious all over the world, the poet Rudyard Kipling paid tribute to
 “the huge and extravagant Jimpuro” in his poem, McAndrew’s Hymn written in 1893:

“Years when I raked the ports wi’ pride to fill my cup o’ wrong –

Judge not, O Lord, my steps aside at Gay Street in Hong-Kong!

Blot out the wastrel hours of mine in sin when I abode –

Jane Harrigan’s an’ Number Nine, The Reddick an’ Grant Road.”

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222   NUMBER NINE, YOKOHAMA

Album XVIII   *   Image 7   *   Detail from full size 9½ x 7½ inches

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63   GEISHA’S DANCING

Album XVIII   *   Image 8   *   Size 9½ x 7½ inches

63   GEISHA’S DANCING

Album XVIII   *   Image 8   *   Detail from full size 9½ x 7½ inches

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98   GEISHA’S DANCING

Album XVIII   *   Image 9   *   Size 9½ x 7½ inches

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M96   IMPERIAL CASTLE, TOKYO
 Album XVIII   *   Image 10   *   Size  11 x  8½ inches

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MOAT  ROUND THE PALACE, TOKYO

Album XVIII   *   Image 11   *   Size 9½ x 7½ inches

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G36   KODZU
Album XVIII   *   Image 12   *   Size 9½ x 7½ inches

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G36   KODZU
Album XVIII   *   Image 12   *   Detail from full size 9½ x 7½ inches

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JAPANESE ROOM OF FUJIYA HOTEL, MIYANOSHITA
Album XVIII   *   Image 13   *   Size 11 x 8½ inches

Opened as the first Western style hotel in Hakone in 1878
 the original Fujiya Hotel, so named for its stunning view 
of Mount Fuji, was founded by Mr. Sennosuke Yamaguchi 
following his purchase of the already well established
 two story Japanese style Fujiya Ryokan Inn at Miyanoshita, in the Fuji-Hakone region, a popular spa town overlooking the Haya River valley. 

Noted for a series of natural hot springs, the highest, 
Ashinoyu being 2,272 feet above sea level.
As the watering sites descend the water cools. Fourth from the top is 

Myanoshitan with  a temperature varying between 45 and 59 degrees Centigrade.

                                                                                                 From: The Physiography of Japan - Geological Conditions

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FUJIYA HOTEL
Album XVIII   *   Image 14   *   Size 11 x 8½ inches

Located in the hot spring resort of Hakone, fifty miles south-west of Tokyo.

The new Fujiya Hotel opened in 1891.

The 12,388 foot high active volcano Mount Fuji upper left.

Map and Explanation from Fujiya Hotel Brochure 1897.

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   623  FUJIYA HOTEL,  MIYANOSHITA   

© Musée Guimet, Paris, Distr. Rmn/Image Guimrt

This photograph was taken in 1891 when the main building 

of the hotel had been rebuilt. Further work took place between 1892 and 1894.

From 1893 to 1912, by agreement with other Mtyanoshita hotels the Fujiya 

catered exclusively for foreign clients.

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DOGASHIMA
Album XVIII   *   Image 15   *   Size 11 x 8½ inches

DOGASHIMA
Album XVIII   *   Image 15   *   Detail from full size 11 x 8¼ inches

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G34   MIKADO'S PALACE

Album XVIII   *   Image 16   *   Size  9½ x 7½ inches

G34   MIKADO'S PALACE

Album XVIII   *   Image 16   *   Detail from full size 9½ x 7½ inches

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HAKONE VILLAGE
Album XVIII   *   Image 17   *   Size 11 x 8½ inches

Located 6½ miles from the Fujiya Hotel, the coastal village of Hakone, 

(it obtained town status in 1889), overlooks Sagami Bay, 

222 miles south-south-west of Yokohama.  

 World famous for its hot springs it is a highly popular tourist destination.

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G27   HAKONE LAKE

Album XVIII   *   Image 18   *   Size 9½ x 7½ inches

4   FUJIYAMA FROM HAKONE

Album XVIII   *   Image 19   *   Size 11 x 8½ inches

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1.1.    IMAICHI ROAD TO NIKKO

Album XVIII   *   Image 20   *   Detail from full size 10¾ x 8½ inches.  

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A8   THE SACRED BRIDGE (NIKKO)

Album XVIII   *   Image 21   *   Size 9½ x 7½ inches. 

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A24    YOMEIMON BACK IYEYASU (Toshogu Shrine) 

Album XVIII   *   Image 22   *   Size 9½ x 7½ inches.

A24    YOMEIMON BACK IYEYASU 

Album XVIII   *   Image 22   *   Detail from full size 9½ x 7½ inches

A28    THE PAGODA, IYEYASU. 

Album XVIII   *   Image 23   *   Size 9½ x 7½ inches.

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F87    CREMATING ROOM

Album XVIII   *   Image 24   *   Size 9½ x 7½ inches

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244    JAPANESE SHOES

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L34    ON SNOWING

Album XVIII   *   Image 27   *   Size 10¾ x 8½ inches

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THE GREAT BUDDHA

Album XVIII   *   Image 28   *   Size 9 x 7 inches

THE GREAT BUDDHA

Album XVIII   *   Image 29   *   Size 9 x 7 inches

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George W. Randall Research and Photographic Archive 

WORLD TOUR ALBUM XVIII PUBLISHED 1 SEPTEMBER 2019 © 

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REVEIWED BY THE AUTHOR 26 APRIL 2024