{"id":5103,"date":"2023-02-06T01:57:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T01:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/?p=5103"},"modified":"2023-10-23T17:16:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T17:16:35","slug":"japans-19th-century-in-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/japans-19th-century-in-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"A look at Japan&#8217;s tumultuous 19th century in photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 19th century was a period of significant transformation in Japan. The few photographs that exist provide a unique window into this fascinating period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These images offer a glimpse into a traditional culture that was rapidly evolving and capture the essence of daily life, showcasing the people, architecture, and customs of a nation undergoing rapid modernization during the Meiji period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through the lens of photographers, we can experience 19th-century Japan in a way that was never possible. Join us as we delve into this captivating world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/h0s794rwfvz81-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/h0s794rwfvz81-1.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/h0s794rwfvz81-1-300x242.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/h0s794rwfvz81-1-768x620.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Japanese archers practicing,1870s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/vcmx3zvnjuz81-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/vcmx3zvnjuz81-1.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/vcmx3zvnjuz81-1-222x300.webp 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A samurai with two swords, 1868.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/werldrroldd91.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/werldrroldd91.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/werldrroldd91-217x300.webp 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Empress Sh\u014dken, 1860s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/od04y9lryc591.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/od04y9lryc591.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/od04y9lryc591-300x234.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/od04y9lryc591-768x598.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sumo wrestling, Yokohama, 1887.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/11kyy4kvjtu01.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/11kyy4kvjtu01.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/11kyy4kvjtu01-248x300.webp 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A man of the Ainu, an indigenous people of Northern Japan, c. 1880<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ksany4jeuc261.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5110\" style=\"width:910px;height:655px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ksany4jeuc261.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ksany4jeuc261-300x216.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ksany4jeuc261-768x554.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The future Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Nagasaki, 1891. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ath2kxg3k6k81.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ath2kxg3k6k81.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ath2kxg3k6k81-225x300.webp 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Japanese mother and child, 1866&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/nsp6neg82bq81.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5112\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Six sumo wrestlers, c. 1890<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/xr5wkbw9agb51.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5113\" style=\"width:641px;height:884px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/xr5wkbw9agb51.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/xr5wkbw9agb51-217x300.webp 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Komuso monks, 1887.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Vx3-FF9oo7PdrlNjhhr01enCFFze-ZQOqMUW3q6KDDU.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Vx3-FF9oo7PdrlNjhhr01enCFFze-ZQOqMUW3q6KDDU.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Vx3-FF9oo7PdrlNjhhr01enCFFze-ZQOqMUW3q6KDDU-300x233.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Vx3-FF9oo7PdrlNjhhr01enCFFze-ZQOqMUW3q6KDDU-768x598.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">7th-century wooden village of Ikaho, 1880<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lo32vo9rwzr91.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lo32vo9rwzr91.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lo32vo9rwzr91-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Damaged photo of a Samurai, 1865.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4ttf8fh0ayz91.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4ttf8fh0ayz91.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4ttf8fh0ayz91-245x300.webp 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Three farmers with their harvest, 1865<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Aw5yTOU-707x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Aw5yTOU-707x1024.jpeg 707w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Aw5yTOU-207x300.jpeg 207w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Aw5yTOU-746x1080.jpeg 746w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Aw5yTOU.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Yamabushi (Buddhist Warrior Monk), 1895.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/j54b6fwhb7ga1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5118\" style=\"width:640px;height:775px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/j54b6fwhb7ga1.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/j54b6fwhb7ga1-248x300.webp 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/yasuke\/\" title=\"The Story of Yasuke, Japan\u2019s First Black Samurai\">samurai<\/a> by Felice Beato, 1865. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/rare-hand-colored-photos-meiji-japan-8-1024x772.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/rare-hand-colored-photos-meiji-japan-8-1024x772.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/rare-hand-colored-photos-meiji-japan-8-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/rare-hand-colored-photos-meiji-japan-8-768x579.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/rare-hand-colored-photos-meiji-japan-8-1536x1159.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/rare-hand-colored-photos-meiji-japan-8-1080x815.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/rare-hand-colored-photos-meiji-japan-8.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carrying rice-bales to market, 19th century<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Meiji_tenno3-698x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Meiji_tenno3-698x1024.jpeg 698w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Meiji_tenno3-204x300.jpeg 204w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Meiji_tenno3-768x1127.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Meiji_tenno3-736x1080.jpeg 736w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Meiji_tenno3.jpeg 936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Meiji Emperor, 1872. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uchida_Kuichi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Uchida Kuich.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A-Festival.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A-Festival.jpeg 626w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A-Festival-247x300.jpeg 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A festival. Courtesy of New York Public Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flashbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Felice-Beato-geisha-7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flashbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Felice-Beato-geisha-7.jpg\" alt=\"Felice Beato geisha 7\" class=\"wp-image-35544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flashbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Felice-Beato-geisha-8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flashbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Felice-Beato-geisha-8.jpg\" alt=\"Felice Beato geisha 8\" class=\"wp-image-35543\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flashbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Felice-Beato-samurai.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flashbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Felice-Beato-samurai.jpg\" alt=\"Felice Beato samurai\" class=\"wp-image-35550\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flashbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Felice-Beato-geisha.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flashbak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Felice-Beato-geisha.jpg\" alt=\"Felice Beato geisha\" class=\"wp-image-35551\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/QKXRs.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/QKXRs.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/QKXRs-191x300.jpeg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Japanese revolutionary, Sakamoto Ry\u014dma, 1867<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/itbu5gus8yga1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/itbu5gus8yga1.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/itbu5gus8yga1-300x240.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/itbu5gus8yga1-768x614.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Selling brooms and baskets. Japan, 1890-1896<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"971\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/HB6Z6CswEHtV3DFQcKWjW9nc5d1E3TUzRdeAzDcimm8.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7512\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9886714727085479;width:912px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/HB6Z6CswEHtV3DFQcKWjW9nc5d1E3TUzRdeAzDcimm8.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/HB6Z6CswEHtV3DFQcKWjW9nc5d1E3TUzRdeAzDcimm8-297x300.webp 297w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/HB6Z6CswEHtV3DFQcKWjW9nc5d1E3TUzRdeAzDcimm8-768x777.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Final days of Samurai, C. 1868<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/7binzp4roiab1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/7binzp4roiab1.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/7binzp4roiab1-300x254.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/7binzp4roiab1-768x651.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Japanese farmer, c. 1890.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9Z3kNxFg5yhLIeCV-b8mhniZSwNeu8TmDMFg0MJja8E.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9Z3kNxFg5yhLIeCV-b8mhniZSwNeu8TmDMFg0MJja8E.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9Z3kNxFg5yhLIeCV-b8mhniZSwNeu8TmDMFg0MJja8E-300x211.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ainu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 19th century was a period of significant transformation in Japan. The few photographs that exist provide a unique window into this fascinating period. 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