A farmer works in a rice paddy in Japan. Farmer thin out rice seedlings in seedling bed. The farmer is wearing a hachimaki headband with geometric pattern. Another farmer spreading fertilizer on the seedlings. The farmer smokes with a Kiseru, a traditional Japanese smoking pipe. April 1934.
Silkworm cultivation in Japan. Workers gather and cut mulberry leaves in the foothills. Man cuts a bunch of mulberry stems. The workers take mulberry leaves to a village. A Japanese woman feeding silkworms with mulberry leaves. Closer view of silkworms feeding on mulberry leaves. Hand picking silkworms from leaves. Hand holding silkworms. April 1934.
Sewage treatment in Japan. Sewage consisting of human waste is brought from Japanese cities in carts to remote villages. Oxcarts carry barrels containing human waste. Farmers process raw sewage. Raw sewage is spread out in the field before it is compacted and treated with powder. A young child slips and falls into the edge of the sewage treatment pool and is rescued by a slightly older boy, who escorts the crying child in soiled clothing away from the pit. A man wears strapped-on long boards to mash the waste which is eventually to be used for farm fertilizer.
Farmers transplant rice seedlings into rice fields in Japan. Farmers crouch to pick rice seedlings from the seedling beds. A female Japanese farmer glances at the camera while picking seedlings. The farmers bundle their seedlings. A farmer transplant the seedlings into water logged rice fields. April 1934.
Sakura cherry blossom viewing, or ‘hanami’, during springtime in Japan. Japanese women wearing kimonos visit a park with cherry blossoms in full bloom. One of the women is carrying an infant on her back. A paper lantern on display. Shinto priests and their attendants along with music and dance accompanied with other people parade through the street. Men playing Shamisen. Children enjoy the festivities. Some young boy children ride in a small amusement airplane ride as the operator turns a crank and the tiny aircraft planes rotate. April 1934.
A Japanese poet composes a haiku poem. The poet writes a Haiku from his desk. He is using a traditional brush when writing the poem. Slide with haiku reads “Blind with memories, I mounted to the runs, and all was eglantines in flower”.
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