historical japan reading

Surrounded by multi-story buildings and forever glued to our computers and smartphones, we often forget that the world we live in was once a much simpler place. People took time over writing letters, arranged to meet with friends and loved ones well in advance and, without streaming video and compact, waterproof music players to keep us entertained, took the time to appreciate the little things in life.

As a reminder of Japan’s once much more subdued yet intrinsically beautiful lifestyle, RocketNews24‘s sister site Pouch presents us with the following collection of photographs, which feature stunning Japanese gardens, arching wooden bridges over rivers, and ordinary folk just going about their day some 100 years ago.

So grab yourself a cup of tea, switch your phone to silent mode and take a few minutes to appreciate just how different life in Japan used to be.

To borrow a few words from the writers over at Pouch, “Japan is beautiful.” Enjoy.

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historical japan flowers

historical japan theatre

historical japan pond

historical japan sanpo

historical japan playing

historical japan letter

historical japan in the bay

historical japan bridge

historical japan town

historical japan the great buddah

historical japan farming

historical japan shrine

historical japan waterfront

historical japan riverboat

historical japan water garden

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historical japan fuji-san

historical japan castle walls

Images via Amazefacts
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