Photo Studio

Spring is surely coming
春が来る、きっと

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The two “surviving” photography studios in the “shotengai” 深川資料館道り商店街; Asahi and Kannondo, both in corner locations. Photo Studios 写真館 were popular for taking family and other formal portraits -and still are to a lesser degree.

Asahi Photo Store 旭写真店 Miyoshi 1-5-7
Kannondo Photo Studio 観音堂写真館 Shirakawa 2-5-14

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When you come to Kiyosumi-Shirakawa check out old pictures of Fukagawa in the corner of Tamakiya, where another photo store used to be.

 

3×3:
photo 写真 (shashin)
photo studio 写真館 (shashinkan)
shopping street 商店街 (shotengai)

 

Updated 2016.4.10

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