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

VOV.VN - 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. 

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)
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.
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