A kitchen of a middle class Japanese home in Kyoto, Japan. A Japanese mother prepares food for the family. She cuts vegetables for the meal. She washes the vegetables in utensil kept under running tap water.
A middle class Japanese home in Kyoto, Japan. A Japanese boy stands near a water pump. He pumps water into a pan. He picks up the pan. He performs his pre-mealtime ritual of washing his face and hands. He wipes his face and hands with a towel.
A garden in the Ginkakuji Pavilion, also known as the Silver Pavilion (2 Ginkakujicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8402, Japan) in Kyoto, Japan. Three Japanese women take a walk. They walk to edge of a pond where their image is reflected in water. Maiko girls talk and laugh. The women are Geisha and Maiko, professional performance artists trained in traditional Japanese performing art styles, from the Gion district of Kyoto.
The entertainment section of Kyoto, Japan. A large sign stretched across from one side of a sidewalk to the other. The sign reads 'Kiyamachi-Dori' in Japanese. Cyclists and pedestrians walk in the foreground. Pedestrians walk on the bridges over a winding small stream. They walk to Kiyamachi-Dori. Three Japanese women wear kimonos. A view of a store in a street. Pedestrian traffic on street and an arched bridge.
Municipal mortuary at rue D'Aubervilliers in Paris, France. A view of the building. They make the coffins needed for Paris. Hearses go in and out. A sign on building. Workers manufacture coffins. Workers make coffins. Workers paint on exterior parts of the coffins. Coffins arrive and are unloaded in the basement. Row of children's coffins push carts stacked with children's coffins being unloaded. Men unloading the push carts.
Melun Prison, France. View of jail with river in the foreground. Warden passes on bridge. Melun Prison with its reflection in water. A tree in blossom in the foreground. Church besides the prison. Prisoners march during the daily walk. Prisoners march in the garden. Prisoners work. Prisoners work with sewing machines. Prisoners work in the carpenter's shop.
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