Count Ōtani Kōzui, the 22nd Abbot of the Nishi Honganji sub-sect of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism, with his family in Kyoto, Japan. Count Otani's family in their garden in Kyoto. Count Otani is the head Priest of Higashi Hongan-ji Temple. Mrs. Kazuko Otani, the sister of the Empress Teimei (the mother of Emperor Hirohito or Emperor Shōwa), holds a baby. Count Otani smiles at the baby. His elder daughter plays with the baby. Count Otani, his wife, three sons and two daughters walk along a path in the garden.
Women vote for the first time in Hiroshima, Japan. A woman writes a name on a ballot and walks out of a booth. Voters drop ballots into a slot in the ballot box. A yellow pine box under a heavy padlock.
United States soldiers in Oita, Japan. A group of American soldiers crowd around a bunch of Japanese girls. Some American soldiers cuddle their Japanese girlfriends. Young Japanese boys carry the soldiers' duffle bags. The soldiers talk to each other. A crowd of Japanese children watch the American soldiers.
Japanese school boys at work in Omura, Japan. Boys' Grammar School shows the boys marching to work with precision, carrying their shovels on their shoulders. They tear down the school air raid shelter. The boys march again and repeat the action.
Rail road workers in Hiroshima, Japan. Japanese workers have their morning exercises. An instructor and the workers do the exercises.
A cemetery in Hiroshima, Japan. The cemetery shows tombstones with small crypt stones displaced and human bones scattered around. Rows of small boxes containing remains of people stacked along a wall. A Japanese girl kneels in front of the boxes in prayer. Front view of the girl praying. Interiors show a girl seated at a table piled with several articles used in a religious ceremony. A man enters to pick up the remains of his beloved one. He bows to an official and hands the official his identification slip. The official in turn looks through a file and then walks to the large stock pile of small wooden boxes containing the remains. The official selects the proper one and hands it over to the relative. The relative brings the box containing the remains to the Japanese girl for necessary prayers.