Young Japanese women perform on a stage at a theater in Japan. Japanese dancing girls wave Italian flags on the stage. They dance with parasols (dance umbrellas) that are painted with Axis power country symbols of Japan, Germany, and Italy. The parasols have Nazi German, Italian, and Japanese emblems on them.
Sensō-ji (also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple) in Tokyo, Japan. People in front of the Sensō-ji temple (2 Chome-3-1 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan). Women sew Senninbari belts which are to be sent to soldiers in China. A woman with a child on her back also sews in the Buddhist temple. In Senko Booth, women burn incense to god Rokujizo who symbolizes pity. A woman prays. Japanese soldiers of the Young Men Youth Movement parade through the streets coming from the temple.
Sensō-ji (also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple) in Tokyo, Japan. Women of the National Defense Association parade to Sensō-ji temple (2 Chome-3-1 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan) for service. Women in the front of the parade are carrying flags. The parade nears the Buddhist temple, stops and bows.
The Great Buddha of Kamakura at the Kōtoku-in Temple (4 Chome-2-28 Hase, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-0016, Japan). People worship in front of the statue. Monks in the temple. People walking in the courtyard of a shrine in Kamakura. Monks feed birds in front of th Higashi Hongan-Ji temple (Karasumadori Shichijo-agaru Kyoto, 600-8167 Japan) in Kyoto. Wood carvings on the ceiling of a temple. A monk touches the famous Hair Rope of Higashi Hongan-ji Temple. Back pose of a Japanese woman with traditional “icho-gaeshi” hair. The woman turns.
Japanese people work to help the soldiers during World War II. Many Japanese girls hand sew army insignia in class. Japanese schoolgirls use sewing machines to make insignias. A teacher demonstrates insignia making in class. Sewing pattern for diagram is drawn on the blackboard. Other girls, wearing white aprons, sew some clothes and belts for the soldiers. Girls folding handmade parachutes and stacking them on a pile. View of the Imperial Diet building in Tokyo, Japan (1 Chome-7-1 Nagatachō, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0014, Japan). Sign in Japanese reads “Section Committee”. Japanese office workers working inside a small office. Piles of paper on desks. Men seated at desk as they work on the documents.
A documentary film depicts psychology and living habits of Japanese people. Two Japanese men sit and talk. They sleep on the floor. Geisha girls entertain gatherings of Japanese men. The girls dance and sing and converse to men. Japanese people indulge in recreational activities like sports events, steeplechase and holiday parades. Cherry Blossom festival in Japan. A man in Japan dressed as Santa Claus on Christmas.
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