author
Teijiro Takagi
A pioneering Japanese photographer and publisher, he created richly illustrated books that introduced early-20th-century Japanese life, customs, landscapes, and architecture to readers around the world.
1 Audiobook
The Building in Japan
by Teijiro Takagi
About the author
Teijiro Takagi (高木庭次郎) was a Japanese photographer, publisher, and studio owner active from the early 1900s through at least the 1920s. Little is known about his personal life, and his birth and death dates remain uncertain; researchers generally place his birth between 1872 and 1877.
Takagi trained under photographer Kozaburo Tamamura and managed Tamamura’s Kobe branch before taking over the business. He produced hand-colored lantern slides and collotype photobooks on subjects including rice cultivation, marriage customs, Japanese gardens, architecture, and everyday life. His works, including The Rice in Japan and The Building in Japan, remain valuable visual records of Japan during the Meiji and Taisho periods.