Roaming Around Edo in 1865 with Beato’s Photos and Schliemann’s Travelogue

Abstract

Historical photographs accurately convey the appearance of the site to future generations, but it is not easy to convey the interests of people at that time and the impressions of those who visited the site. British photographer Felice Bea to, who opened a photo studio in the foreign settlement of Yokohama in 1863 and visited Edo along with the Swiss mission or Dutch consul, had left many photographs of the Edo area. And Heinrich Schliemann, who discovered the ancient city of Troy in 1871, stayed in Japan for a month during the world tour in 1865. He made a five-day excursion from Yokohama to Edo with the invitation of a United States deputy minister and recorded it in his travelogue. In this report, by superimposing the 4 scenes of Beate's photos and the Schliemann’s travelogue, namely,（1）the murder site of foreigners,（2）the panoramic view from Atago-yama,（3）Asakusa temple,（4）tea-house of Oji, we will consider the foreigner’s interest and impression at that time.