Meiji period
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SHIMOOKA
Renjô 下岡蓮杖
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Shimooka Renjô was one of the pioneers of photography in Japan.
He had learnt how to use a camera from Henry Heusken,
the Dutch translater of the American consule Townsend
Harris. Shimooka moved to Yokohama where he continued to learn
abour photography from other foreigners.
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