"Digging off the Snow" (Yuki Hori) in Tokamachi, ca. 1945.

昭和20年頃

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory
Kyōto-shi, Japan

Residents of Tokamachi shoveling snow off the roofs of their two-story houses in around 1945. Snowfalls of two or three meters were common until recent years.

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Title: "Digging off the Snow" (Yuki Hori) in Tokamachi, ca. 1945.
Date Created: 昭和20年頃
Subject Keywords: Echigo Jōfu
Type: Photograph
Rights: Photo: Courtesy of Yamauchi Kageyuki

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"Digging off the Snow" (Yuki Hori) in Tokamachi, ca. 1945.

昭和20年頃

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory
Kyōto-shi, Japan

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