海外で話題になった大正初期の東京の様子→当時の服装や子どもの多さに注目が集まる、中には見覚えのあるあの場所も

Historic Vids @historyinmemes

Streets of Tokyo, 1913-1915. (Color, Speed, Sound adjusted) The footage you see before you was taken just after the death of Emperor Meiji in 1912. He was responsible for overseeing the Meiji Era (1868-1912) in which Japan transformed from an isolationist, feudal state to an industrialized world power. Interestingly enough, the catalyst for such drastic change can be attributed to an American by the name of Matthew Perry, who was a commodore of the U.S. Navy. In 1853, Perry visited Japan for the first time, refusing demands to leave immediately. He fired his cannons and threatened to destroy the Japanese if they dared to attack his ships. Japan was forced to sign a treaty allowing unrestricted trade with the U.S. and soon had to sign treaties with European powers as well. Japan quickly realized that if they did not modernize and adopt western ideals, they would end up like China. During the first Opium War (1839-1842), China went to war with Great Britain because they wanted to end the practice of British merchants selling opium to Chinese merchants. Great Britain was able to easily defeat the Chinese due to superior military technology. China was forced to grant trade concessions and favorable tariffs to the British who continued to ship opium grown in colonial India to Canton. By 1890, it is estimated that 15 million Chinese people were addicted to opium. China was also forced to open up their ports and cede Hong Kong to the British. During the Meiji Era, the samurai lost their status and power. Japan knew that if they wanted to effectively fight against the western powers, they needed to implement conscription and build a modern army that used rifles and cannons. They began to industrialize and create factories to produce modern weaponry. In 1902, Japan created an alliance with the British, which was a first between a European and Asian country. The purpose was to counter Russia's expansion into East Asia, which neither party wanted. In 1905, Japan shocked the world when they defeated Russia in the Russo-Japanese War.

nakedlunch @asymptoteee

開国後の至急課題である産業近代化を指揮した明治天皇が崩御し、大正時代を迎えた頃(1913-1915)の東京下町の映像。 twitter.com/historyinmemes…

E+Op. @aeriejp

江戸風鈴売り。 twitter.com/historyinmemes…

橘未央 @IrfBBBlee4phleC

@mokosamurai777 カメラが珍しいのか、こっちに視線を向けてる人が多いですね。

ばびる @nemui_akuma

@mokosamurai777 音声は別物のような

瀧波 一誠 | 地歴・教養と珈琲 @mokosamurai777

@nemui_akuma 時代を考えると、音声を同時に収録できたとは思えない（無声映画は1920年くらいまで続いたはずです）ので、後付けだと思います。

保利透 @ぐらもくらぶ @polyfar

この手の動画、オリジナルを4Kにしたり30fpsにしたりカラー化したりと様々なテクノロジーを駆使されているけど、転載を延々と繰り返して行くうちにエンコードの影響なのか、35ミリを16ミリ化した素材のVHSを更にデジタル化したかのような劣化が見られて興味深い。 twitter.com/historyinmemes…

MrFloridaBoy32 @MrFloridaBoy27

Ruroni Kenshin vibes twitter.com/historyinmemes…

Sean @mahoganyroad

@historyinmemes Always shocking to me how western fashion has almost completely supplanted traditional clothing in every country in the world.

Jack Shots @jack_shots

@historyinmemes Sad to see so many countries lose their identity and just wear boring western clothes

Sergey Golubev @serge_golubev

@historyinmemes so awesome images, very stylish costumes, Japan was always fascinating

Sonny @sonny_da_man

@historyinmemes I can imagine how wonderful it would have been for a world traveler back then. Every country one visits, especially those in ancient lands, were filled with different sights and sounds. Every country had their own unique clothing, unlike the uniformity in dress today.

Tonka @MalificentTonka

@historyinmemes Those shoes!!!

Tonka @MalificentTonka

@historyinmemes Called "geta" shoes, btw. Sometimes had not two, but only 1 cleat!

Sean @hsean

@historyinmemes I am curious. Looks tall, modern and exotic building behind in that era… pic.twitter.com/FROX2iILlM

拡大

Universe 🌌🌍 @Amr10062

@historyinmemes Captivating glimpse into Tokyo's transformation🇯🇵🌟

daniel @orcatalker

@historyinmemes There's always so many children in old videos