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TokyoMango reader Dak Roland send me a link to this beautiful photo that his father took of Ginza in the 50s. He says:
My Dad was stationed in Roppongi, Tokyo Japan from 1954 until 1956, and took tons of photos when he lived there. I am in the process of scanning them, and he has many photos of this area of Ginza. Here is one...
(Photo by John Kenney)
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Thank you so much for posting this. I can't wait to show my Dad. He'll be so happy. :)
Posted by: Dak Roland | April 13, 2009 at 11:14 PM
And I'm hoping you'll post more of them online. That picture looks wonderful. It reminds me of the movie "Always Sanchome no Yuuhi" and with the current nostalgia craze in Japan, they'll be very popular.
Posted by: Dach | April 14, 2009 at 12:26 AM
I love this. I have been looking all over the place for pictures of this timeframe, and these are great.
Any pictures of Shibuya that could be printed as 8x10? I have current ones that I hope I can match the scenes to contrast them.
Posted by: thurston | April 15, 2009 at 04:41 PM
@Dach - you should check out the paraody Alldays: ni-chome no asahi - hilarious.
ni-chome as in Shinjuku ni-chome...
Posted by: stevicus | April 16, 2009 at 09:33 PM