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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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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Cyclos are popular in the streets of Hanoi.





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 Female students in Ao dai (traditional long dress).





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A busy street corner.






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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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