One of my work team has a Japaneses spouse and speaks some Japanese himself.
I have had them look at these and here is their input.
Postcards from pre war Japan. Time period for both look like Showa period....these particular ones are about 1935.
First one was mailed from Guma prefecture. Cost was about 1.5 yen to mail. Emperor seal is the chrysanthemum. Samurai on horse back was Kusunori Masashige, Kamakura period born in 1129. Know for strategic tactics on the battlefield.
The second one was mailed from Nagano. Second seems to show some German influence.....maybe a German village with hiker.
John
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