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This print shows the Rikusho-no-Matsu ("sailing ship") pine, Kinkakuji, Kyoto. The photographe rhas labelled the print, "381 Pine Tree at Kinkakuji Garden," and Turner has added the inscription, "A pine tree of curiously trained branches."

Interior of Chion-in Temple in Kyoto. The photographer has labelled the print, "382 Interior Chioin Temple Kioto." Turner has added the inscription, "Altar of a Buddhist Temple."

Interior of Sanjûsangendô Temple, Kyoto. The temple enshrines the thousand statues of Kannon (the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara) The photographer has labelled the print "H191. Idols in Sanjusangendo, Kioto." Turner's inscription: "1000 life size images…

View of buildings, canals, and a bridge in Osaka. Turner's, "Osaka, Japan--great commercial center. 2nd city in the Empire. Sometimes called the Venice of Japan on account of its numerous water ways + bridges."

This photograph was taken looking south from the north end of a shopping street in Osaka, Sennichi-mae into Dotonburi Lane. Turner has added the inscription, "Street scene in Osaka."

Part of the wall and moat of what became known as Osaka Castle, built under the orders of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, beginning in 1583 and completed in 1585, on the site of the Ishiyama Hongan-ji temple. Turner has added the inscription, "Castle wall and…

A large group of various sailing vessels are moored in the foreground. In the background are numerous buildings.

Campus of Kobe Girls' Academy (Kobe Jogakuin), now Kobe College (Kobe Jogakuin Daigaku). Turner's inscription reads, "Kobe, Japan. Headquarters of Southern Methodist Mission. Congregational girls' school in foreground."

The photographer has labeled the print, "H113. Nanko Temple, Kobe," and Turner has added the inscription, "A well-known temple in Kobe, Shinto temple." (Note: Typically, English speakers use the word "temple" to refers to Buddhist structures; Shintô…

This print shows the exterior of the Kobe Club (earlier called the Union Club or the International Club), a social club founded by British and Americans in 1869. The building shown in this photograph was completed in 1890. The photographer has…