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Japanese Village, Knightsbridge

1880s in LondonEvents in LondonExhibitions in the United KingdomJapanese cultureVictorian culture
Afternoon Tea at Japanese Village Knightsbridge 1886
Afternoon Tea at Japanese Village Knightsbridge 1886

The Japanese Village in Knightsbridge, London, was a late Victorian era exhibition of Japanese culture located in Humphreys' Hall, which took place from January 1885 until June 1887. The exhibition employed around 100 Japanese men and women in a setting built to resemble a traditional Japanese village.

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Knightsbridge 199
SW7 1SG London, Knightsbridge
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