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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Then and Now Photos: Shureimon (守礼門) a Torii in Okinawa

This photo of Shureimon ( 守礼門 ) often called the Shuri Castle Gate, was taken in the 1960's.

Here is a photo of the Torii at Shuri Castle taken May 12, 2012.

The first photo was taken with color slide film and provided by Donn Cuson at


Visit his link above to see the original color print along with hundreds of other photos showing 

Okinawa, Japan as it looked during the last Century. 

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7 comments:

  1. Map It! OkinawaMay 14, 2012 at 12:01 AM

    Beautiful Mike!!!!!!!!

    Ryukyu Ruuuu

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  2. UnknownMay 14, 2012 at 4:07 PM

    Excellent, I agree with the above poster :) !

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  3. RyukyuMikeMay 14, 2012 at 6:14 PM

    RyukyuRu,
    Thank you !

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  4. RyukyuMikeMay 14, 2012 at 6:28 PM

    Joshpurple,
    The original color print was excellent but, aged over tome the color slides become corroded and deteriorate. Good reason to digital scan, everything.

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  5. RyukyuMikeJuly 6, 2012 at 1:23 AM

    Joshpurple,
    That's exactly what happened and the reason I chose to go B&W for this.
    Once those old photos get beyond a certain point, there's no way to make them look presentable.

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  6. UnknownJuly 6, 2012 at 10:13 AM

    Thank you for answer/replies :) ! And I hope you had a good 4th!

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  7. RyukyuMikeJuly 6, 2012 at 5:12 PM

    Josh,
    Everyday above ground is a good one, to me!

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