Hi Akira! Thanks so much for your comment. What is the Showa era exactly? I'm keen to know! Apologies for the spelling mistake for Shibamata! I added the captions just before I pressed send and didn't check.
In Japan, the era name changes when the emperor passes away. The Showa era is from 1926 to 1989. The Showa era has a sad history of war, but many Japanese born after the war are filled with nostalgia.
By the way, the town and temples of "Shibamata" are places that always appear in the movie "男はつらいよ (It's Tough Being a Man)" series. The movie series is a popular work depicting Showa Japan, so it goes well with film photography.
Ah yes of course, I realise now that I have heard of the Showa era, thank you Akira! I read about that movie - I had a photo taken at the statue near the station! I decided to take the family there to shoot the film as it looked older and less crowded than central Tokyo.
Thanks Trev! I actually had the same thought... oh no, what if I hate this film and I've wasted these opportunities ha ha. I was also taking photos with my Ricoh GR III and my Contax T3 so I do have a few other versions of these photos! Hope you liked the video.
Thank you for the wonderful photos. The retro colors take me back in time to the Showa era.
I am Japanese. I have noticed one thing. The place name "Shibimata" appears several times in the text, but it seems that this is actually "Shibamata".
Hi Akira! Thanks so much for your comment. What is the Showa era exactly? I'm keen to know! Apologies for the spelling mistake for Shibamata! I added the captions just before I pressed send and didn't check.
In Japan, the era name changes when the emperor passes away. The Showa era is from 1926 to 1989. The Showa era has a sad history of war, but many Japanese born after the war are filled with nostalgia.
By the way, the town and temples of "Shibamata" are places that always appear in the movie "男はつらいよ (It's Tough Being a Man)" series. The movie series is a popular work depicting Showa Japan, so it goes well with film photography.
Ah yes of course, I realise now that I have heard of the Showa era, thank you Akira! I read about that movie - I had a photo taken at the statue near the station! I decided to take the family there to shoot the film as it looked older and less crowded than central Tokyo.
Too many on this trip ha ha, need to cut back for next time...
Thanks Trev! I actually had the same thought... oh no, what if I hate this film and I've wasted these opportunities ha ha. I was also taking photos with my Ricoh GR III and my Contax T3 so I do have a few other versions of these photos! Hope you liked the video.