Tokyo 20 years ago, taken with a disposable camera in September 2004

41 comments

1. near Ikebukuro station if I’m not mistaken.

2. Nice photos. Thanks for sharing.

3. These make me emotional. Thank you for sharing!

4. Beautiful

5. Zojo-ji looks the same as when I went in 2017. Unsurprising but cool to notice.

6. Thanks for sharing and the mild crisis when realizing, that 20 years ago doesn’t mean 1980s.

7. I would like to live in that era

8. HMB Hot men’s box? Lmao

9. Which anime is this on the Billboard (6. Photo)?

10. heckkkk when you said 20 years ago, i thought it was in the 90s until I read the end of the sentence💀

11. I love this! I went to Tokyo in November 2004 so this feels extra nostalgic

12. Definitely there’s a 90’s feel to the whole thing but in 2004.

    Also no one staring at their phone except for a flip phone in one of the pictures.

13. thanks for posting, brought back a lot of memories of that time.

14. Thank you, this is the Japan I remember dreaming of when I was a kid

15. This is emotional for me. I don’t think Japan has changed so much, but the people, I imagine what their lives are like and it makes me sad but happy. I wonder if the musicians from the first photo still play music, or if they still talk. Life is beautiful.

16. All the lo fi artists are going to love these pictures.

17. I went 4 years ago and it still looks the same. Crazy how Japan has kind of gotten stuck in time

18. Ah, the before times.

19. Thanks for sharing! I’m surprised I don’t see as many pics of Zojo-ji as some of the other tourist hotspots – it’s so photogenic and iconic.

20. Hot Men’s Box 👀

21. Awwww, this is when I lived in Japan (I’m an American). A really great time in my life. Oh to be young again, and a Nova teacher lol.

22. I lived just outside of Fussa, on Yokota AirBase from 1985~1988. My father was in the Army, but was working with Joint Command. I have fond memories as a 7-10 year old. We went on so many excursions and really soaked in the culture. Love seeing photos of Japan..

23. Nice shots. must be 400 or 800 speed film from the graininess

24. It’s crazy how it’s been 20 years and I could literally go down to my local train station area and get similar photos, even down to the Kirin Beer makeshift tables (one of our local sports bars has the exact same setup).

    Even the ads – Adobe, Apple – it’s largely the same stuff. Crazy.

25. Stunning

26. Disposable camera and pic of Japan from 20 years ago? Film fans on Instagram would be going nuts.

27. Crazy how vintage looking photos looked even as far back as 2004. Granted 2004 *is* 20 years ago now, but I always associate vintage looking photos or videos with the 80s or 90s.

28. Still looks the same

29. Gee…my sister was born 2 months after

30. This felt like being in a time capsule.

31. Now I have to buy an external cd drive to get mine back

32. Perfect pictures.

33. Everyone’s talking about “hot men’s box” but no one bats an eye at “ORIENTAL ASSAGE”

34. Amazing!

35. ASSAGE

36. Excellent

37. Lost in translation.

38. It’s hard to believe it will soon be 8 years since my trip there.

39. 20 years ago, looks like they were already in future. Not 2024 but somewhere in 2030’s. Imagine now. I love Japan and it’s futuristic lifestyle. Thanks for sharing.

40. Thanks for sharing!!

41. Tung tung tung tung tung toon tu toon , i wonder if you know…