A Japanese family makes an excursion to a Hanami (cherry blossoms viewing) festival to view Sakura cherry blossom trees in Japan during World War 2. A Japanese woman dresses her young daughter in a kimono. A Japanese boy dresses up on his own. A Japanese family goes out of the house for Hanami. The father and sons are dressed in Western attire while the mother, grandmother and daughter are wearing kimonos. People crowd the Nishinomaru Garden to watch cherry blossom trees. People crossing a bridge. The Osaka Castle (1-1 Osakajo, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 540-0002, Japan) is seen nearby. The family visits a Shinto shrine on its way to the festival. Japanese boy pulls the bell cord. Coin offerings are tossed to a box in a Shinto shrine. Japanese family clapping their hands and bowing in front of the shrine. Sakura cherry blossom tree viewing in Osaka. Japanese man takes pictures of the cherry blossoms with his camera. Closer view of Sakura blossoms in full bloom. A Japanese storyteller entertains children he uses picture cards to illustrate his story. A Japanese man treats his children with cotton candy. Japanese family have dinner at home. Family eats meat, sashimi (sliced raw fish), cooked vegetables and steamed rice in a bowl with chopsticks. Japanese girl eats a bowl of rice using her chopsticks. Japanese man eating. House maid watches rice steamer in kitchen. Japanese housemaid adds coal to fire that heats water for the ofuro (Japanese bathtub). Japanese boy takes bath. Japanese boy scrubbing his face, lathers and rinses body before entering the ofuro. Japanese boy inside an ofuro bathtub. Japanese woman and house maid prepare futon beds on the floor. Japanese man in a kimono reads newspaper and smokes cigarette before bedtime. Children are asleep. Japanese boy sleeps with a stuffed toy dog. View of Mt. Fuji at night.
Film titled 'We The Japanese People', about Japan and Japanese prisoners of war returning home. Sun rises. Water dashes against rocks at the Japanese coast. View of Mount Fuji. Japanese POW (Prisoners of War) aboard ship. They sit and stand on ships at the Pacific shore. They shout and wave to people on the shore. POW disembark and walk with their luggage. They sit on the train and wave from the windows. Crowd on a road in Ginza, Tokyo. People at crossroads. Scene from rural Japan. Snow on mountains and land. People cross a bridge over stream. Hut besides stream. Flowers bloom over Cherry trees. Small islands in the sea. Ship underway at sea. Light house beside the sea. Boats at shoreline. City in the background.
Activities of Japanese people in Japan. Japanese trade fair by United States businessmen at the Pacific coastal areas. People watch machinery at the fair. Handicrafts and crockery displayed. Japanese women demonstrate bicycle ride in fair. Students enter the gate of a University. United Educational experts lecture students with Japanese teachers. Women discuss at table. Students in technical school. Teacher writes over board. Trainees work at workshop. Children play baseball in a school play ground. A motion picture about children in other parts of country shown to children by projector. Children sit and watch. Man enters a library. People sit and read at the library. Man takes out a book from a shelf. A child sits and reads a book in the library. A book mobile goes to rural areas of Japan. Man distributes books to rural people. Men and women take books. Man works at printing machine. Newspaper printing. Press vans go out of printing press. Newspapers on sale.
Allied military forces in Japan after World War II. Marching troops of Commonwealth forces in front of Imperial Palace Plaza, Tokyo Japan. Troops of Cameroon Highlanders, British Indian Army troops following their band in red coats, Australian Army, Canadian Army troops following their band parade one after the other. Indian Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Indian Air Force and Australian Army band during the march past.
Opening scene shows flags of Japan and Belgium flying above the terminal building at the Haneda airport in Tokyo, Japan. Emperor Hirohito stands on the airport ramp with officials. Next, King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium descend steps from a Sabena 707 airliner (on an 11-day State visit, on the first stop on their around-the-world tour, according to the narrator). The King is seen from behind, being greeted by Crown Prince, Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko. The Royal party walks across the ramp. An honor guard of Japanese soldiers renders a lowered flag salute. A Rolls Royce sedan is seen approaching the Japanese Royal Palace, followed by several other cars, all accompanied by a motor cycle escort.
Vice President Richard and Mrs. (Pat) Nixon attend luncheon honoring them in Japan. Seen is U.S. Army General John E. Hull, Commander in Chief of the United Nations Command and Far East Command (CINCUNC/CINCFE). The Principal attendees are embassadors from many nations. Nixon gives a speech. He thanks those hosting the event. A photographer takes pictures. President Nixon emphasizes that the only threat to world peace is Communism. He talks about maintaining adequate strength against the Communists. He mentions the potential threat to Japan and praises its Home Security Forces.
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