I purchased 4 old postcards from Japan. Thank you to Detchibe for scanning them for me. Links under each go to the uploads on The Internet Archive.
This illustration of a shooting gallery is quite interesting, and is allegedly from 1907-1909. The auction (archive) states "滑稽新聞社発行の「絵葉書世界」=明治40年~明治42年 石版多色刷りの絵葉書1集30枚を第1集から第26集まで発行": "Postcard World" published by the Kakaku Shimbunsha newspaper, Meiji 40-Meiji 42. A collection of 30 lithographed multicolor postcards was published from the first to the 26th collection.
室内射的 (indoor shooting) ~1908 |
These next two are seemingly from the same place, showcasing an archery range. The auctions for these mentioned 山形 (Yamagata) but I am unsure if that is accurate. This dovetails into my arcade interests since archery training was also sometimes an arcade-adjacent amusement.
瀨見矢塲ノ景 (semi yaba scenery) |
瀬見矢場 (semi yaba) |
And the last one is not arcade related, but I just love the huge energy it exudes.
宝塚新温泉遊戯室 (Takarazuka New Hot Springs Playroom) |
On the rear it says 宝塚新温泉遊戯室 (Takarazuka New Hot Springs Playroom) and we have seen mention of the legendary Takarzauka hot springs before! I believe this to be pre-war because the writing on the back is read right-to-left. Probably 1930?
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