Tokyo

Below is a photograph — which really isn’t cool as much as it is historic — showing Tokyo and the incredible damage caused by Allied bombing raids. Click on it to see the zoomed in version. Aerial view of bomb...

If you’ve ever visited Tokyo, you surely have seen the Imperial Palace. What a magnificent site. Below is a photo of the palace in 1908. Source: Flickr user Vladimir Tkalčić

Have you ever seen Tokyo Tower? It’s quite an impressive structure. The structure is over 1,000 feet and is currently the second tallest structure in all of Japan.   Tokyo Tower tourist group in 1969 Source: Flickr user Christine Tokyo...

This great old photo shows a street scene in Tokyo, Japan in 1957. I’m not sure where this is, but maybe some of you do? A vintage VW Beetle in Tokyo (1957) Source: Vintage Japan-esque

Have you ever seen Tokyo in 3D? Now you have. Check out this fascinating GIF that we dug up on Flickr. 1904 Tokyo in 3D Source: Flickr User Theophene_Guy

Check out this groovy photo of Tokyo in the 1960s. Ginza in Tokyo during the 1960s Source: Flickr user Jeff

This is a rare find. We dug up an old 17th century map of Tokyo a the Library of Congress, showing the city as it looked in 1682. Pretty fascinating. Click on it for much larger version. 1682 map of...

Have you wondered what Tokyo looked like 110 years ago? Take a look at this great series of photos from 1905. View down Tokyo street with cable cars in center background Source: Library of Congress View down center of Tokyo...

Wow, how different is this photo with the one below it showing Akasaka today? Akasaka, Tokyo in the 1890s Source: New York Public Library “Akasaka, Tokyo” by Original uploader was Bobak at en.wikipedia – Transferred from en.wikipedia; transferred to Commons...

Main entrance to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Source: New York Public Library