Hanoi’s Old Quarter in 1990s through lens of Japanese diplomat

Hanoi’s Old Quarter in 1990s through lens of Japanese diplomat

Tuesday, 18:44, 20/09/2016

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(VOVworld) - In 1994, a young man named Hiroshi Fukada wandered around Hanoi's Old Quarter with a camera in hand, taking over a hundred photos of Hanoians living everyday life. Mr. Fukada is now the Japanese ambassador to Vietnam and still holds the photos he snapped of Hanoians dear to his heart for more than 20 years.

(VOVworld) - In 1994, a young man named Hiroshi Fukada wandered around Hanoi's Old Quarter with a camera in hand, taking over a hundred photos of Hanoians living everyday life. Mr. Fukada is now the Japanese ambassador to Vietnam and still holds the photos he snapped of Hanoians dear to his heart for more than 20 years. Here are some of them:

Cyclos are popular in the streets of Hanoi (Photo: vnexpress)

Female students in Ao dai (traditional long dress) (Photo: vnexpress)

Family restaurants and trendy motorbikes of the 1990s (Photo: vnexpress)

A confectionery shop (Photo: vnexpress)

Bustling life of the sidewalks (Photo: vnexpress)

Women’s fashion in the 1990s (Photo: vnexpress)

A photo studio in a small alley in Hanoi’s old street (Photo: vnexpress)

A young girl with an ‘angel face’ (Photo: vnexpress)

A barber shop (Photo: vnexpress)

Men’s fashion in the early 1990s (Photo: vnexpress)

High-angle view of a street corner (Photo: vnexpress)

Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Hiroshi Fukada (Photo: vnexpress)