Rice farmer plows and levels rice field in Japan. A horse is used to level the rice paddies. Farmers leading horse as they plow the muddy field. Farmers use hoes to level the rice paddy. April 1934.
Japanese farmers use raw sewage, straws, and weeds as mulch for field fertilization. Grass and weeds are processed into mulch. Japanese farmer treats rice field with fertilizer. Woman steps on weeds, sinking the weeds into the muddy field to make mulch. Artificial fertilizers are also used to fertilize the fields. April 1934.
Sewage treatment in Japan. Sewage consisting of human waste is brought from Japanese cities in carts to remote villages. Oxcarts carry barrels containing human waste. Farmers process raw sewage. Raw sewage is spread out in the field before it is compacted and treated with powder. A young child slips and falls into the edge of the sewage treatment pool and is rescued by a slightly older boy, who escorts the crying child in soiled clothing away from the pit. A man wears strapped-on long boards to mash the waste which is eventually to be used for farm fertilizer.
Farmers transplant rice seedlings into rice fields in Japan. Farmers crouch to pick rice seedlings from the seedling beds. A female Japanese farmer glances at the camera while picking seedlings. The farmers bundle their seedlings. A farmer transplant the seedlings into water logged rice fields. April 1934.
Sakura cherry blossom viewing, or ‘hanami’, during springtime in Japan. Japanese women wearing kimonos visit a park with cherry blossoms in full bloom. One of the women is carrying an infant on her back. A paper lantern on display. Shinto priests and their attendants along with music and dance accompanied with other people parade through the street. Men playing Shamisen. Children enjoy the festivities. Some young boy children ride in a small amusement airplane ride as the operator turns a crank and the tiny aircraft planes rotate. April 1934.
Kendo martial arts match between two Japanese boys. The boys engage in Kendo with Shinai sticks while wearing protective masks and Kendo armor (known and bougu). Children play and swim in the warm sunlight. Japanese children swimming. A Japanese grandmother holding an infant. A farmer planting rice in rice field. A group of children follow cinematographer Fred C. Ells. Rural Japanese boy carries a traditional Japanese umbrella April 1934.
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