Browse Items (149 total)
- Subject is exactly "Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952"
[Aerial view of coastline]
![[Aerial view of coastline]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/8c5e306d0e4abc0dfb193f53574ca1d6.jpg "[Aerial view of coastline]")
Oblique aerial photograph of a coastline, likely in Japan, circa 1945-1952.
Stamped on verso: "United States Air Force Photo. 158th Liaison Squadron."
[Aerial view of harbor]
![[Aerial view of harbor]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/9daa8211363694c31782e31aa921849e.jpg "[Aerial view of harbor]")
Oblique aerial photograph of an unidentified harbor, likely in Japan, circa 1945-1952.
[Aerial view of coastline]
![[Aerial view of coastline]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/2d07f63d8c164a69605c71806a49c1a1.jpg "[Aerial view of coastline]")
Photograph of cliffs along an unidentified coastline, likely in Japan, circa 1945-1952.
Imperial Palace Bridge
Photograph of a stone bridge at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, circa 1945-1952.
Typed caption in margin: "Imperial Palace Bridge."
Caption on verso: "This bridge guards the Emporers' [sic] Palace."
Yomei-mon Gate of the Toshogu Shrine, Nikko
Photograph of the Yōmeimon gate at Nikkō Tōshō-gū in Nikkō, Japan, circa 1945-1952.
Typed caption in margin: "Yomei-mon Gate of the Toshogu Shrine, Nikko, the most resplendent gate in the Orient."
Typed caption on verso: "Nikko, Japan, is one of the…
Daibutsu or Great Buddha at Kamakura
Photograph of the Great Buddha (Daibutsu) statue at the Kōtoku-in temple in Kamakura, Japan, circa 1945-1952.
Typed caption in margin: "Daibutsu or Great Buddha at Kamakura."
Typed caption on verso: "The world-famed Buddha, known as Dai-Butsu, is…
Sumo or Japanese Wrestling
Photograph of a sumo wrestling match, Japan, circa 1945-1952.
Typed caption in margin: "Sumo or Japanese Wrestling, an old national sport."
Typed caption on verso: "Wrestling is one of the favorite sports with the Japanese. I don't know how it is…
Dai-Ichi Building
Photograph of the Dai-Ichi Building in Tokyo, Japan, circa 1945-1952.
Typed caption in margin: "Dai-Ichi Bldg (GHQ)."
Caption on verso: "This building is one of the buildings used by the Military Government in Nagoya. The Yomato [Yamato] Building,…
Crater of Mt. Aso
Photograph of Mount Aso, Japan, circa 1945-1952.
Typed caption in margin: "Crater of Mt. Aso, an active volcano, on the Island of Kyushu."
Typed caption on verso: "Mt. Aso is the largest active volcano in Japan, and it's on the Island of Kyushu. The…
Japanese bath (furo)
Photograph of a furo (Japanese bath), Japan, circa 1945-1952.
Typed caption in margin: "Japanese bath (furo)."
Typed caption on verso: "The Saturday night tub is not for the Japanese! They do bathe much more frequently than once a week, in the public…