Wood frame houses around a large open fire break in Kyoto, Japan. Vaults (Kiura) which are all that remain after the removal of houses for the fire break during World War II. Vaults and mountains. Wood frame houses which were left intact. Mountains in the background.
Japanese women greet each other outside a house in Kyoto, Japan. Two Japanese women in kimonos walking down a street are met by another woman who is outside a house doorway. Japanese women greet one another by bowing low and backing. The older woman introduces the younger one to the third woman. The third woman bows and accepts the introduction. The three women enter the house.
Homes constructed for Japanese workers in Japanese cities after World War II. Homes of barracks variety which are given to those workers who are employed at the Higashi Misome Coal Mine. A Japanese woman washes small pieces of clothes in a wooden bucket in front of her home. A housing plan that is employed by the Higahu-Misome Mining Company. It further illustrates the conditions in which those homes are kept. A view from a train as it passes through various towns and cities while en route to Kyoto. The type of buildings found in most cities of Japan which were untouched in the strategic air attack against Japan
Two young women demonstrate the basic elements of the ancient martial art of Naginata using wooden weapons. They assume various classic stances and movements in unison. After the series of actions, they pose for closeups.
A lumber mill located near Maizuru, Japan. Interior of the lumber mill where large logs are being cut by means of an automatic saw machine. Boards are being cut into ½ inch width for use in repairing repatriation ships at the Eno Ship Building Company, Maizuru. The logs float in a lumber pond waiting to be cut into boards. A half completed wooden frame structure on a hillside near the main highway from Kyoto to Sonobe. This building was to be used as a small factory.
Dock activities in Beppu, Japan. A wharf in the inner harbor along the main street of Beppu. The wharf shows many fishing crafts docked in. Huge mountains surrounding Beppu in the background. Japanese workmen load wooden buckets on one of the several vessels docked at the wharf. A ship docked at the wharf. Japanese workmen load a truck with kindling wood which was unloaded from one of the ships. A hot spring pond in Yawata, Kyoto which has been reinforced with concrete and decorated by placing a devil in the center and one of the Buddha gods to one side of the pond. Sulpfur water boils and steam rises. A country road in the foothills above Beppu shows a Japanese woman pounding rice on a straw mat to remove husk from the kernels.
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