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.

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Cyclos are popular in the streets of Hanoi




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Female students in Ao dai





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Family restaurants and trendy motorbikes of the 1990s





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A confectionery shop




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Bustling life of the sidewalks 






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Women’s fashion in the 1990s 





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A photo studio in a small alley in Hanoi’s old street





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A young girl with an ‘angel face’ 




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A barber shop






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Men’s fashion in the early 1990s





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High-angle view of a street corner






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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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