Minamata Konjyaku

The end of a year at Daikoku-cho

Date
Dec. 29, 1962
Oct. 21, 2014
Address
2-1-1 Daikoku-cho, Minamata
  • 昔
  • 今
  • The end of the year at Daikoku-cho. There seems to be a banner saying Big Sale. A boy has a new broom with his right hand. He might be using it for house cleaning at the end of the year.
  • Daikoku-cho at present. This curved roadway was made in order to prevent speeding.
Reference sources
  • The Edo Period:
    The Picture Map of Ashikita-gun, Collection of Kumamoto Gakuen University Library, the late Edo Period.
  • The Meiji Period:
    The Japanese National Atlas at the end of Edo Period and in the Meiji Period, Kashiwa Shobo, Collection of Kumamoto Gakuen University Library, 1983.
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