DescriptionWilliam E. Griffis photographed with his students whom he took with him from Fukui when he moved to Tokyo in 1872. Griffis's note on the back reads: "My Fukuwi boys who live with me," and identifies...
DescriptionRemains of the Fukui Castle (福井城). Griffis's note on the back reads: "Ramparts and towers gone. Moat and walls of the great castle area within which lived the samurai or knights." The castle was...
DescriptionThe old Fukui Castle (福井城) with a view of its moat. Griffis's note on the back reads: "Old castle and moats. Ramparts and towers removed and interior spaces since 1880 given up to mulberry...
DescriptionView of Matsudaira Experimental Farm (松平試農場) in Fukui. Griffis's note on the back reads: "Farm of Marquis Matsudaira son of former feudal lord."
DescriptionThis is a photograph of Yōkōkan (養浩館), a garden created in the early Edo period (1603-1868) centered around a large pond and by a sukiya-style villa that belonged to the Matsudaira, the daimyo...
DescriptionCherry blossoms located at the Sakae Shrine (佐佳枝廼神社) in Fukui. Griffis's note on the back reads: "In spring, cherry blossoms time at Fukui--Otani's [?] delight."
DescriptionStudents participating in Japanese fencing. Griffis's note reads: "It was in the Han school in Fukui that I first saw ju-jutsu and fencing in Japanese style."
DescriptionThe chemistry lab in Fukui, which was designed by William E. Griffis to teach Western science. He equipped the lab with materials imported from the United States and Yokohama.
