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Heian and Kamakura, female members of the samurai class who became prominent or even present on the battlefield. Onna-musha or women warriors were very unusual. The most famous women warriors were Tomoe Gozen and Hangaku Gozen. Bushi women were trained mainly with the naginata they would also use the kaiken – a type of dagger – and the art of tantojutsu in battle.” Geisha Samurai, Samurai Girl, Ronin Samurai, Female Samurai, Samurai Warrior, Aikido, Photo Japon, Tattoo Samurai, Warrior Spirit
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Heian and Kamakura, female members of the samurai class who became prominent or even present on the battlefield. Onna-musha or women warriors were very unusual. The most famous women warriors were Tomoe Gozen and Hangaku Gozen. Bushi women were trained mainly with the naginata they would also use the kaiken – a type of dagger – and the art of tantojutsu in battle.”
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
"Comes a Train of Little Ladies..." - Odori 1928 - A group of Maiko Girls (Apprentice Geisha) dressed for the Miyako Odori (Cherry Dance), sometime around 1928. Maiko Fukiko in the centre and Maiko Tomeko to her lower right.  They think of themselves as sisters, and call each other such.  So as you see, the Three Little Maids From School weren't biological sisters at all. Old Pictures, Old Photos, Vintage Photos, Vintage Magazine, Geisha Art, Geisha Japan, Memoirs Of A Geisha, Art Japonais, Miyako
Odori 1930s
"Comes a Train of Little Ladies..." - Odori 1928 - A group of Maiko Girls (Apprentice Geisha) dressed for the Miyako Odori (Cherry Dance), sometime around 1928. Maiko Fukiko in the centre and Maiko Tomeko to her lower right. They think of themselves as sisters, and call each other such. So as you see, the Three Little Maids From School weren't biological sisters at all.
The last emperor Puyi and his mother Chinese Culture, Chinese Art, Photos Du, Vintage Photographs, Last Emperor Of China, Cite Interdite, Asian History
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The last emperor Puyi and his mother
A Manchu Princess Chinese Ancient Clothing, Chinese Clothing Traditional, Ancient Chinese, Chinese Scroll, Art History
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A Manchu Princess
Post-war Tokyo youths, by Michael Rougier. Youth Culture, Pop Culture, Japanese Girl, Vintage Japanese, Teenage Wasteland, Showa Era, Les Beatles, Teddy Boys, Dangerous Minds
Lost Generation
Post-war Tokyo youths, by Michael Rougier.
Photograph by Michael Rougier. Korea, September 1951. Composition Photography, Candid Photography, Urban Photography, Filipino Architecture, Ancient Korea, Korean Peninsula, Photography Lessons, Korean Art
Days Gone By
Photograph by Michael Rougier. Korea, September 1951.
Japanese Imperial family's antique photograph.   Nashimotonomiya-Itsuko which dresses fully by a festival of the Emperor.   Taisyo era. 1915. Japanese History, Japanese Culture, Era Heian, Heian Period, Geisha, Samurai
Japanese Imperial family's antique photograph. Nashimotonomiya-Itsuko which dresses fully by a festival of the Emperor. Taisyo era. 1915.
Japanese Americans Headed for Concentration Camp. 1942. Les Miserables, Le Divorce, Internment, Japanese American, Asian American, North American, Documentary Photography, War Photography, Feelings
Japanese Americans Headed for Concentration Camp by Dorothea Lange
Japanese Americans Headed for Concentration Camp. 1942.
"Centerville, California. This youngster is awaiting an evacuation bus. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration." Dorothea Lange, 9 May 1942 World History, World War Ii, Sierra Leone, Historia Universal, Japanese Boy, Interesting History
This youngster is awaiting evacuation bus, 9 May 1942
"Centerville, California. This youngster is awaiting an evacuation bus. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration." Dorothea Lange, 9 May 1942
Japanese soldiers fighting in Shanghai, 1937 Shanghai, History Photos, Wwii Photos, Nagasaki, Hiroshima
World War II
Japanese soldiers fighting in Shanghai, 1937
Image from the 1937 "Rape of Nanking". One of the worst and darkest sides of humanity. The Japanese were ruthless when they invaded China in the second world war. Ruthless. Nanking Massacre, Les Innocents, Nanjing, Ww2 History, History Class, Mulan, World War Two
Image from the 1937 "Rape of Nanking". One of the worst and darkest sides of humanity. The Japanese were ruthless when they invaded China in the second world war. Ruthless.
Super Shiny
Super Shiny
Chinese civilians being buried alive by Japanese soldiers during Nanking Massacre (1937/38). In 2008, another photo of the same scene was discovered in Japan, verifying its authenticity. Pearl Harbor, Premature Burial, Before Us
Chinese civilians being buried alive by Japanese soldiers during Nanking Massacre (1937/38). In 2008, another photo of the same scene was discovered in Japan, verifying its authenticity.
Japanese atrocities at Nanking 1937-38 Chinese Babies, Military History, Historical Photos
nanking - Dramatic Photos | Gallery
Japanese atrocities at Nanking 1937-38
Chinese prisoners are buried alive by their Japanese captors outside the city of Nanjing. Bataan, Iwo Jima, Prisoners Of War, Genocide, 14th Century
The Nanjing Massacre: Scenes from a Hideous Slaughter 75 Years Ago | TIME.com
Chinese prisoners are buried alive by their Japanese captors outside the city of Nanjing.