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Meisho Mambo wins Queen Elizabeth II Cup

KYOTO, Japan - Meisho Mambo (R), ridden by Koshiro Take, gallops to victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Nov. 10, 2013. Meisho Mambo, the second choice, won her third Grade 1 victory of the season. Lachesis (18) finished second.

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Meisho Mambo wins Queen Elizabeth II Cup

KYOTO, Japan - Meisho Mambo (3), ridden by Koshiro Take, gallops to victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Nov. 10, 2013. Meisho Mambo, the second choice, won her third Grade 1 victory of the season.

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Meisho Mambo wins Queen Elizabeth II Cup

KYOTO, Japan - Koshiro Take on Meisho Mambo celebrates after winning the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Nov. 10, 2013. Meisho Mambo, the second choice, won her third Grade 1 victory of the season.

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Meisho Mambo wins Shuka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Meisho Mambo (16), jockeyed by Koshiro Take, gallops to victory at the Shuka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Oct. 13, 2013. Third choice Meisho Mambo won the race to snatch two of the three jewels in the filly's triple crown, after becoming Japanese Oaks champion in May.

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Meisho Mambo wins Shuka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Meisho Mambo (front), jockeyed by Koshiro Take, gallops to victory at the Shuka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Oct. 13, 2013. Third choice Meisho Mambo won the race to snatch two of the three jewels in the filly's triple crown, after becoming Japanese Oaks champion in May.

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Meisho Mambo wins Shuka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Jockey Koshiro Take celebrates his victory on Meisho Mambo after winning the Shuka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Oct. 13, 2013. Third choice Meisho Mambo has snatched two of the three jewels in the filly's triple crown, after becoming Japanese Oaks champion in May. To the left is trainer Akihiro Iida.

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Kane Hekili wins Japan Cup Dirt

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Fourth favorite Kane Hekili (L) wins the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse on Dec. 7. At right is Meisho Tokon, the seventh pick, which came second a head behind the winner.

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Meisho Samson gets spring-autumn Tenno-sho double

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Meisho Samson, jockeyed by Yutaka Take, pulls ahead with a strong run in the final furlong to become the fourth horse to achieve a spring-autumn Tenno-sho double at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 28. (Pool photo)

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Meisho Samson gets spring-autumn Tenno-sho double

TOKYO, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take gestures on top favorite Meisho Samson after winning the autumn Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 28. Take marked his record-tying 10th Tenno-sho victory. He also moved within a win of becoming the first jockey to reach 3,000 career wins.

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Admire Moon victorious at Takarazuka Kinen

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Yasunari Iwata with the victorious Admire Moon, who edged Meisho Samson with a strong homestretch run to win the Takarazuka Kinen at the Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture on June 24.

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Meisho Samson wins Tenno-sho for 3rd G1 title

KYOTO, Japan - Jockey Mamoru Ishibashi waves to spectators on the back of Meisho Samson after winning the 135th running of the Tenno-sho at Kyoto Race Course on April 29.

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Meisho Samson wins Japanese Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Meisho Samson with jockey Mamoru Ishibashi aboard wins the Japan Derby at Tokyo Racecourse on May 28.

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Meisho Samson wins Japanese Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Jockey Mamoru Ishibashi aboard Meisho Samson waves after Meisho Samson wins the Japan Derby at Tokyo Racecourse on May 28.

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Horse racing: Meisho Samson wins Satsuki-sho

FUNABASHI, Japan - Meisho Samson (L), with jockey Mamoru Ishibashi atop, wins the 66th running of the Satsuki-sho at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on April 16.

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Meisho Bowler romps to victory at Feb. Stakes

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Meisho Bowler, ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga, finishes in first place to win the February Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse on Feb. 20.

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Cosmo Sunbeam wins Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes

CHIBA, Japan - Cosmo Sunbeam storms ahead and triumphs over top favorite Meisho Bowler to win the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 14.

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Top favorite T.M. Opera O claims Tenno-sho double

TOKYO, Japan - T.M. Opera O (13) lives up to his top-favorite status with a devastating last-gasp run on Oct. 29, becoming only the third horse ever to win both the spring and fall Tenno-sho races in the same year. T.M. Opera O, ridden by jockey Ryuji Wada, surged past front-running Meisho Doto (15) in the final furlong to win by two and a half lengths as he completed a 2,000-meter test on turf in 1 minute, 59.9 seconds at Tokyo Racecourse.

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Meisho Bowler romps to victory at Feb. Stakes

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Meisho Bowler, ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga, finishes in first place to win the February Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse on Feb. 20. (Kyodo)

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Horse racing: Meisho Samson wins Satsuki-sho

FUNABASHI, Japan - Meisho Samson (L), with jockey Mamoru Ishibashi atop, wins the 66th running of the Satsuki-sho at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on April 16. (Kyodo)

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Meisho Samson wins Japanese Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Jockey Mamoru Ishibashi aboard Meisho Samson waves after Meisho Samson wins the Japan Derby at Tokyo Racecourse on May 28. (Kyodo)

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Meisho Samson wins Japanese Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Meisho Samson with jockey Mamoru Ishibashi aboard wins the Japan Derby at Tokyo Racecourse on May 28. (Kyodo)

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Meisho Samson wins Tenno-sho for 3rd G1 title

KYOTO, Japan - Jockey Mamoru Ishibashi waves to spectators on the back of Meisho Samson after winning the 135th running of the Tenno-sho at Kyoto Race Course on April 29. (Kyodo)

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Admire Moon victorious at Takarazuka Kinen

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Yasunari Iwata with the victorious Admire Moon, who edged Meisho Samson with a strong homestretch run to win the Takarazuka Kinen at the Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture on June 24. (Kyodo)

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Meisho Samson gets spring-autumn Tenno-sho double

TOKYO, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take gestures on top favorite Meisho Samson after winning the autumn Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 28. Take marked his record-tying 10th Tenno-sho victory. He also moved within a win of becoming the first jockey to reach 3,000 career wins. (Kyodo)

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Meisho Samson gets spring-autumn Tenno-sho double

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Meisho Samson, jockeyed by Yutaka Take, pulls ahead with a strong run in the final furlong to become the fourth horse to achieve a spring-autumn Tenno-sho double at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 28. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Kane Hekili wins Japan Cup Dirt

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Fourth favorite Kane Hekili (L) wins the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse on Dec. 7. At right is Meisho Tokon, the seventh pick, which came second a head behind the winner. (Kyodo)

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Cosmo Sunbeam wins Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes

CHIBA, Japan - Cosmo Sunbeam storms ahead and triumphs over top favorite Meisho Bowler to win the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 14. (Kyodo)

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The ferries,Mukojima

This same photograph was carried in Nihon no Meisho (Beautiful Places of Japan) published by Shiden Hensansho in 1900 under the title, Entertainment on a Boat at Sumida River, and also under the title Boat Play in Tokyo F?kei (Tokyo Scenery) published by Ogawa Kazumasa in 1911. This photograph resembles two photographs taken by Uchida Kuichi, but it is probably an Ogawa Kazumasa photograph taken around 1897. Says Ogawa in the caption to his photograph, Since ancient times, the boat outing on Sumida River has been the most sophisticated of all pleasures.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐7‐0]

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Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

There is a thatched-roof building at the back right of the statue. The same building is evident in the photograph album entitled Kakuchi Meisho ( Famous Places Here and There ) printed in 1893 for the Abe Family, former lords of the Fukuyama Clan. Therefore, it is assumed that this photograph was taken after that date.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐56‐2]

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Akasakamon gate

One of the castle gates and approach to Edo Castle. Kuroda built the square shape in 1636, and the gate was restored by Kato and Ogawa in 1639. The description in Edo Meisho says: This gate has a good view of the Big Dipper, so it is an excellent strategic point within Edo Castle. A very similar photo can be seen on page 53 of the Kadokawa Nihon Chimei Daijiten (The Kadokawa Dictionary of Japanese Geographic Names), saying it is a photo taken by the Englishman Black in 1872.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number22‐11‐0]

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Enoshima Island

Enoshima could be reached on foot at low tide. The distance was about 500 m. The Renka poet Iio Soshi says in his book Meisho Hokakusho that he used to go to Enoshima on foot at low tide, and the Renka poet Socho mentions in his book Togokukiko that ferry boats were used at full tide. The boats in the distance may be a ferry boats.==Date:unknown, Place:Enoshima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number19‐33‐0]

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T.M. Opera O heads home for Japan Cup victory

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite T.M. Opera O (No. 8), ridden by jockey Ryuji Wada, heads home to victory at the 20th running of the Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse on Nov. 26. Meisho Doto (R) was second by a neck while Fantastic Light (L) was third.