Shintoism, Buddhism and Confucianism are three main religions practiced in Japan during the Shōwa era. Japanese women teach their children how to perform the Chōzu-ya (a Shinto ritual for washing hands and mouth) using a water ladle at a chōzubachi (large water-filled basin) outside a Buddhist temple. Children and women wash their hands before entering temple. Japanese worshippers bow inside a Buddhist temple. A stone statue of Buddha outdoors. Women bow in front of the main altar. A group of Shinto priests posing outside a building.
Martial arts class in Methodist mission's Hirosaki Boys' School in Aomori, Japan. Two male students bow to each other before a Judo match in Hirosaki Boys’ School (13-1 Minori-cho Hirosaki-shi, Aomori 036-8231). The two students engage in a Judo match. Other students sit on the side while watching the match. They bow to each other again after the end of Judo match.
Students carrying trophies line up along the school principal for a photograph shoot at the Hirosaki Boys’ School in Aomori Prefecture, Japan (13-1 Minori-cho Hirosaki-shi, Aomori 036-8231). The Japanese school principal of the Methodist Mission's Hirosaki Boys school smiles on camera. The principal meets students. The principal and the students pump their arms in unison as they do the Banzai cheer together. activities everyday activities like study and discussion by teachers are shown. The Japanese principal in graduation gown stands by the doorway. Japanese boy at desk writing on a banner. The boy smiles at the camera. Shot approximately in 1934-35.
Male Japanese students clean the school grounds of the Hirosaki Boys’ School in Aomori Prefecture, Japan (13-1 Minori-cho Hirosaki-shi,Aomori 036-8231). Students carry rakes and other tools. A Japanese student smiles. Groups of students use their tools to clean the field. A group of students pose for a photograph in front of the school.
The Japanese occupation of Manchuria. An animated map showing East Asia- Japan, the Korean peninsula, China, and Manchuria. The Japanese flag flies in Hsinking, Manchuria (present-day Changchun, China). A truck driving on a road in Hsinking. A building under construction. Kwantung Army headquarters in Hsinking. A Japanese Kwantung Army official (probably Hideki Tojo) stands outside the headquarters. Exterior of headquarter. Helicopter parked on field. Military personnel stand near the helicopter.
Japan - China conflict pre-World War II. Views from a Japanese patrol boat along the Sungari River (Songhua or Sunghwa River). Japanese on patrol boat. Plane in flight. Smoke arises from the boat. Animated map points out stops at Tungho, Kiamusze (Jiamusi, Heilongjiang), Fuchin, and a Japanese immigration village. They are searching along the Sungari River for guerrillas. Japanese officer gives order to soldiers. They launch several boats of soldiers who assault an island in the river. The Japanese Navy flag. Soldiers on the boat. They watch through binoculars and ship fires its deck gun at island. Japanese soldiers seen at guerrilla camp site. Japanese soldiers get off the boat and enter the immigration village.
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