Japanese conquest of Canton (Guangzhou), China in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) soldiers march past destroyed building. Japanese soldiers find a small hot spring pool. Two Japanese soldiers share a hot spring bath together. One of the soldiers is wearing a hachimaki headband.
Armed with small guns, machine guns, and artillery, Japanese soldiers attack Chinese positions in the battle for Canton (Guangzhou), in Guangdong Province, China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Japanese soldiers use trucks and horse wagons to transport reinforcements.1938.
Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) soldiers cross the Pearl River and attack Chinese positions near Canton (Guangzhou), China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Japanese soldiers attack with machine guns, rifles, artillery. A Chinese building with white flag. Destroyed houses in village following Japanese bombardment. IJA soldiers on horseback and infantry on foot enter a town. Japanese soldiers advance through battlefield. They also use tank and fighter airplanes for attack. Medics carry casualties on stretchers. Japanese troops stand near armored cars, tankettes and tanks. A Japanese officer on horseback. Imperial Japanese Army soldiers marching away. 1938.
The invasion of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. A map showing Chinese cities. Imperial Japanese Army soldiers stand at attention. Japanese soldiers moving equipment and supplies across China. Japanese soldiers running and pulling rickshaws. They push a cart full of sacks. IJA cavalries move on horseback. Aerial view of Japanese fighters. Troops digging trenches. A Japanese light tank. Tankette covered in camouflage moving. A Japanese officer leads troops to advance in forest. A medic treats a wounded soldier. Japanese artillery attack Chinese positions as they march toward Canton, China (Guangzhou, China). Japanese soldiers cross a river. Officers cross the river on horseback. Infantry soldiers and horses wading the water. Japanese troops approach Canton. An abandoned car near Canton. Japanese soldiers shooting in prone position with rifles and machine guns.
Statue of Kannon, the Buddhist bodhisattva associated with mercy. Zōjōji temple (4 Chome-7-35 Shibakoen, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0011, Japan) and its vegetable garden show extensive damage from air raid bombings during World War 2. Rubble is scattered all over the temple grounds. A bell in Zōjōji temple. Building housing the bell shows damage. The Shiba Tōshō-gū (4 Chome-8-10 Shibakoen, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0011, Japan), enshrining the first Japanese Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, located beside the Zōjōji temple shows similar damage.
Demolished warehouse in Shiba district, Minato Ward, Tokyo, Japan. B-29 in flight to the ruins of Shiba district. Bomb damage and devastation from aerial bombardment in World War II. Damaged Buddhist club. Demolished residential district.13 September 1945.
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