We have four postal cards here, all sent from 安芸広島 (Aki, Hiroshima) and dated January 6, 1888, May 24, 1889, January 1, 1890, and May 31, 1890. While we are unable to fully decipher the texts, they appear to contain customary greetings and well wishes, typical of correspondence from that era.
The sender is identified as 桑戸学 (Kuwato Manabu), who listed his return address as 広島市大手町九丁目 (9 Chōme, Ōte-machi, Hiroshima-shi). This address is particularly intriguing to us, as several other individuals also sent cards to Maeda Yoshihiko from the same location, as we will explore in upcoming posts.
What was this address? Was it a residence, a school, a business, or something else entirely? The passage of time, especially the upheaval of World War II, has erased much of the historical context. The 9 Chōme no longer exists today, having been replaced by 5 Chōme in the postwar reorganization of Hiroshima.
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