Old photos of Kyoto

Authentic vintage photographs, maps and other images of Kyoto from the 1850s through the 1930s. See Kyoto as it actually was during the Meiji, Taisho and early Showa periods.

Find images of the Aoi Matsuri, Arashiyama, Chion-in, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Ginkakuji, Gion, the Gion Matsuri, Heian Shrine, Higashiyama, Hozugawa Kudari, Kamogawa River, Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto’s famed geisha, Kyoto Station, Kyoto’s many temples, Maruyama, the Miyako Hotel, Nijo Castle, pottery kilns, Shin-Kyogoku, Yasaka Pagoda, and more!

Or check historical events for Kyoto.

110804-0061 - Oiran Dochu
Outside, Showa, 1920s

140420-0024-OS - Tourism Poster 1950s
Kyoto, Showa, 1950s

160901-0040 - 5 Yen Note, 1942
Kyoto, Showa, 1940s

70208-0007 - Shijo-dori
Kyoto, Meiji, 1900s

70509-0006 - Map of Kyoto 1928
Kyoto, Showa, 1920s

70602-0014 - Kiyomizudera Temple
Kyoto, Meiji, 1890s

160303-0028 - Shin-Kyogoku
Kyoto, Taisho, 1910s

110827-0005 - Gion
Kyoto, Meiji, 1890s

70510-0007 - Tayuu Courtesan
Kyoto, Taisho, 1920s

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