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This print shows the Lotus Pond, part of Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park in Tokyo. The park was established in 1873, on lands previously belonging to the Kan'ei-ji Temple. The photographer has labelled the print, "66 Shinobazu (Pond) Tokio." Turner has…

Handwritten title, "A typical Japanese garden or park." Photographer's title, "A 270 Garden of Hotsuta, in Tokyo." The garden is no longer extant. Mu

This print shows the Grand Hotel in Yokohama designed by French architect P. Sarda and completed in 1887. The back of the building looked out onto the Bund, while the main entrance faced Mizumachi Street, seen in this print. The hotel was destroyed…

Great Buddha (Daibutsu) at Kotokuin Temple in Kamakura. There is a boy standing on the statue's hands facing the viewer and another person standing on the stone steps in front of it facing the statue. The photographer has labeled the print, "A 87…

This print shows a view of Mt. Fuji from Otome Pass at the border of Shizuoka and Kanagawa Prefectures, facing west. Otome Pass is part of the road to Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture via Sengokubara (Kanagawa) and Hakone. It has been famous since…

Nagoya Castle.The photographer has added the label, "291 Nagoya." Turner has added the inscription, "A famous feudal castle still standing in Nagoya." This castle was destroyed by bombing of 1945, but later reconstructed.

This is a photograph of the pine tree of Kenrokuen Garden, in Sakamoto, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. Turner has added the inscription, "Pine tree at Karasaki, one of the most curious in the world. Length of branches, from N. to S. 288 ft., No. of…

Sika deer rest under a large tree. The photographer has labelled the print "366 Kasuga Nara." Turner has added the inscription "Sacred deer at Nara."

Stone lanterns at Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara. It is labeled "363 Kasuga Temple Nara," by the photographer.

Turner has added the inscription, "The great bell at Nara. It was cast in A.D. 732. Height 13 ft 6 in, Diameter 9 ft, Thickness 8.4 in." The photograph inserted at right shows two foreigners visiting a bell, to which he has added the inscription, "To…