In the early 90s, Japanese photographer Doi Kuro spent a lot of time and effort traveling across Vietnam. Along the way, he used film cameras to capture many images of Vietnamese landscapes and people. Six years later, he returned to Vietnam again to shoot more. This article summarizes his photos of Saigon, which he posted on his personal page in 2017.
Looks like a sidewalk cafe called “No pee”
Ancient buildings on Ho Tung Mau street – 1990
Cyclo riders and balloon vendors
Sidewalk restaurant: Beef noodle soup with pork, vermicelli, beef noodle soup… priced from 400 to 700 VND
Guitars are sold on the sidewalk next to the cafe
Inside a restaurant, on the wall hung a picture of actress Diem Huong
Breakfast counter
A restaurant with menus ranging from pho, vermicelli, crispy fried noodles to beef hotpot and… blood pudding
A coffee shop in Cho Lon, on the wall there is also the word Happy New Year 1989
Restaurants in Cho Lon
Sidewalk coffee in Cho Lon
Chinese wonton noodle shop in Cho Lon
Taken in 1989
The cat above, dog below
Sidewalk restaurant on De Tham street
Near Duy Tan junction
Sidewalk meat bread cabinet
Cyclo driver
Mother and dog at a sidewalk cafe
Outside Nguyen Thi Dieu School, Tran Quoc Toan Street
Old market on Ham Nghi street
Lunch of a Saigon girl with her pets
Sidewalk grocery, selling snacks, cigarettes, oil, soft drinks…
Green trees on Ton Duc Thang street
Bring flowers to the city
Bui Vien – Tran Hung Dao junction
An old woman is playing with cats and dogs
People at the market
Ho Tung Mau Street
Bui Vien Street, next to the corner of Cong Quynh – Bui Vien (1990)
Crossroads Ho Tung Mau – Ham Nghi 1989
A famous restaurant on the sidewalk
Bread stall on Ham Nghi street
The streets are empty with bicycles
Grocery cart at the end of the alley
Tran Hung Dao Street
A corner of Nguyen Hue street seen from the high floor of the hotel, 1989
Cyclo near Ben Thanh market
The motorbikes of that time
Sidewalk snail shop
Christmas 1990 at Notre Dame
Bubble cart, jelly, cigarettes around the church
Lunch noodle shop
Take advantage of reading books while waiting for mom to go to the market
Coffee shop in Cho Lon area
Afternoon on Hai Ba Trung Street
Vinh Quang Cinema and Bach Dang ice cream shop at Le Loi – Pasteur intersection
Nguyen Hue flower market seen from above, the 4-sided clock is still there
Morning at the park 30/4
A cherry shop on the sidewalk 1996
In a Chinese bakery in Cho Lon
Noodle shops and a row of shops selling roasted duck at the intersection of Nguyen Cong Tru and Calmette streets
A shiny Citroen Traction Avant parked by the roadside
Snail shop in a small alley
Dogs and cats, animals that often appear in Doi Kuro’s photos
Construction site of a hotel
Selling watermelon
Inside Ben Thanh market
Carrying ornamental plants on Hai Ba Trung Street, 1996. On the right is the Pedagogical High School, now Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted.
Snacking, 1996
Quach Thi Trang roundabout on a rainy day, 1996
Carrying fruit looks eye-catching next to two cubs 81 . trucks
In a hair salon in Cholon
Three-wheeler carrying plastic goods
Inside Binh Tay market, 1996
Car selling label, 1997
Motorcycles on the street
Food stalls combined with public phone service
A tailor shop selling ao dai
Versatile motorcycles
The dust of Cho Lon 1997
Outside an art shop, 1998
This set of photos, when posted, has received a lot of support from readers. Many people, when looking back, recognize their home, and their acquaintances and recall old memories. Many others exclaimed in surprise, “So there is such a Saigon with… Hong Kong character”.If you are a lover of old photos, don’t forget to save this post for review.
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