1931 Photo Album - Japanese Cruise NAGASAKI KOBE A+++++ 68 Historic Photos Ships, People, Temples, Parks Ports Start Price USD 349.95 Current Price USD 349.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008 End Time Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Location Sarasota, Florida See more about '1931 Photo Album - Japanese Cruise NAGASAKI KOBE A+++++' Description Wonderful Historic Vintage 1931 Photo Album of 68 Images From A Japanese Cruise Greetings! Presented for your bidding consideration is a wonderful vintage 1931 photo album depicting a Japanese cruise to Nagasaki, Miyajima, Kobe, and other famous sites in Japan. This photo album, and all of the 68 images are in very good condition. The album measures measures 6 1/4" x 8 3/4". The photographs measure 3" x 4 1/4" ( approx. ). They are silver prints. Many of the images depict historic buildings, temples, and parks that are no longer in tact due to the bombing. Places represented are : Nagasaki Port, Port of Ships, Bund of Oura, Bund of Nagasaki, Matsuyedaba Shitori, Ohatoba Dori, Motokagocho, Shianbashidori, Higashihamacho, Kizukimachi, View of Mogi, Bamboo's, Ishibashi Bridge, Sofukuji Temple, Catiolik Temple, Kodaiji Temple, Suwa Shrine, Suwa Park, Nagasaki Station, Prefectral Station, City Office, Post Office, Custom House, Police Station - Ohatoba, Tea House - Daitokuji, House of Injustice, Cherry Blossoms - Karurusu, Maruyama, Park Nagasaki, Himi Tonnele, Water System of Kogakura, Unzen, Waterfall - Issaikyo, Suwa Pond, Unzen Hot Springs, and many, many, more images! This photo album is a must have for any collector of fine quality, historic, photographic, and political memorabilia. Founded before 1500, Nagasaki was originally a secluded harbour village. It enjoyed little historical significance until contact with European explorers in 1542, when a Portuguese ship accidentally landed nearby, somewhere in Kagoshima prefecture. The zealous Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier arrived in another part of the territory in 1549, but left for China in 1551 and died soon afterwards. His followers who remained behind converted a number of daimyo (feudal lords). The most notable among them was Omura Sumitada, who derived great profit from his conversion through an accompanying deal to receive a portion of the trade from Portuguese ships at a port they established in Nagasaki in 1571 with his assistance.Under the national isolation policy of the Tokugawa shogunate, Nagasaki harbour was the only harbour to which entry of foreign ships was permitted. Even today, Nagasaki shows the influence of many cultures such as Dutch, Portuguese, and Chinese.The little harbor village quickly grew into a diverse port city, and Portuguese products imported through Nagasaki (such as tobacco, bread, tempura, textiles, and a Portuguese sponge-cake called castellas) were assimilated into popular Japanese culture. The Portuguese also brought with them many goods from China.In 1587, Nagasaki's prosperity was threatened when Toyotomi Hideyoshi came to power. Concerned with the large Christian influence in southern Japan, he ordered the expulsion of all missionaries. Omura had given the Jesuits partial administrative control of Nagasaki, and the city now returned to Imperial control. Japanese and foreign Christians were persecuted, with Hideyoshi crucifying 26 Christians in Nagasaki in 1596 to deter any attempt to usurp his power. Portuguese traders were not ostracized, however, and so the city continued to thrive.When Tokugawa Ieyasu took power almost twenty years later, conditions did not improve much. Christianity was banned outright in 1614 and all missionaries were deported, as well as daimyo who would not renounce the religion. A brutal campaign of persecution followed, with thousands across Kyushu and other parts of Japan killed or tortured. The Christians did put up some initial resistance, with the Nagasaki Shimabara enclave of destitute Christians and local peasants rising in rebellion in 1637. Ultimately numbering 40,000, they captured Shimabara Castle and humiliated the local daimyo. The shogun dispatched 120,000 soldiers to quash the uprising, thus ending Japan's brief 'Christian Century.' Christians still remained, of course, but all went into hiding, still the victims of occasional inquisitions.The Dutch had been quietly making inroads into Japan during this time, despite the shogunate's official policy of ending foreign influence within the country. The Dutch demonstrated that they were interested in trading alone, and demonstrated their commitment during the Shimabara Rebellion by firing on those Christians in support of the shogun. In 1641 they were granted Dejima, an artificial island in Nagasaki Bay, as a base of operations. From this date until 1855, Japan's contact with the outside world was limited to Nagasaki. In 1720 the ban on Dutch books was lifted, causing hundreds of scholars to flood into Nagasaki to study European science and art.??During the Edo period, the Tokugawa shogunate governed the city, appointing a hatamoto, the Nagasaki bugy?, as its chief administrator. US Commodore Matthew Perry landed in 1853. The Shogunate crumbled shortly afterward, and Japan opened its doors once again to foreign trade and diplomatic relations. Nagasaki became a free port in 1859 and modernization began in earnest in 1868. With the Meiji Restoration, Nagasaki quickly began to assume some economic dominance. Its main industry was ship-building. This very industry would eventually make it a target in World War II, since many warships used by the Japanese Navy during the war were built in its factories and docks.On 9 August 1945, the primary target for the second atomic bomb attack was the nearby city of Kokura, but the bomber pilot found it to be covered in cloud. The industrial areas outside Nagasaki were the secondary target and so, despite a far more powerful bomb, the devastation visited upon Nagasaki was less severe than that experienced by Hiroshima. The bomb exploded directly above the suburb of Urakami, the site of Urakami Cathedral, then the largest cathedral in East Asia.??The city was rebuilt after the war, albeit dramatically changed. New temples were built, and new churches as well, since the Christian presence never died out and even increased dramatically after the war. Some of the rubble was left as a memorial, such as a one-legged torii gate and a stone arch near ground zero. New structures were also raised as memorials, such as the Atomic Bomb Museum. Nagasaki remains first and foremost a port city, supporting a rich shipping industry and setting a strong example of perseverance and peace.Very nice indeed! To ensure accuracy of description, please examine the scan carefully. Buyer pays $19.95 for shipping. Combined shipping if you purchase more than one print! Payment : Paypal is the only accepted method of payment. Please continue to visit my site " Susofine " on eBay. I will continue to have many exquisite antiques and collectibles from my private collection for sale. Example: Vintage W.P.A. 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