the potter, Totaro Sakuma, mixing clay in his yard

322. Sakuma-san in His Yard

the potter, Totaro Sakuma, molding clay

323. Sakuma-san Kneading Clay.

the potter, Totaro Sakuma, spinning clay on a wheel

324. Sakuma-san Throwing a Pot

children in a yard

325. Sakuma-san's Yard with Visiting Children

cf. photo 168 and following in portfolio 8

a bronze statue of an armored man standing victor over a (demon?)

326. Temple Guardian at Kannon Temple

a stone shrine

327. Temple Garden
A small temple garden in the Kyoto area.

a large, traditional building behind a pond

328. Konogobu-ji
Kongobu-ji (temple) on Mt. Koya, a complex of temples in Wakayama prefecture.

a bridge leading into a forest

329. Bridge to the Okunoin Temple
The Mimyonohashi Bridge to the Okunoin temple on Mt. Koya.

close-up of a roofline with bare tree limbs in the foreground

330. Confucian Temple
Rooflines of the temple dedicated to Confucius in Tokyo.

close-up of ornamentation: small wood sculptures

331. Gable of a Temple in Nikko
Ornamental lintel and gable of a Tokugawa temple in the shrine city of Nikko.

sculptures in a yard

332. Temple Courtyard
One of the terraced courtyards on the way up to one of the Takaosan temples.

Cf. 105 in portfolio 6

landscape with lantern in foreground

333. Mountain Shrine
A shrine scene near the mountain town of Karu-Izawa, a famous resort above Tokyo where Western nationals were interred during World War II.

close-up of a grave marker

334. Phallic Shrine

high-ground view of a farmhouse and crop

335. Traditional Farmhouse
A large farmhouse in Shirakawa-mura, a reconstructed farm village in the mountains west of Tokyo. These large multi-story houses would contain several generations of the same family, with each generation on a separate floor (or some similar arrangement). Although this mura is partly a museum, it carried on traditional pursuits.

a farmhouse with straw piled in front

336. Rice Stalks at Shirakawa-mura
Rice stalks at the traditional farmhouse, with a man wearing a traditional rice straw raincoat.

Mt. Fuji

337. View of Fujiyama
A view of Mt. Fuji, taken from the south.

a pavilion with Mt. Fuji in the background

338. Fuji with a viewing pavilion.
The sign says “Fuji Hakone National Park”.

a small sculpture of a man holding a fish

339. Ornamental Garden
A small ornamental garden with sculpture located near a mountain tourist hotel. The figure represents the famous children's story in which a child captures a carp.

landscape: wide plain with two trees in the foreground

340. The Plain of Sekigahara
The place where the Tokugawa won their final battle to establish more than two centuries of rule.

cropfield

341. Harvested Rice
A field of harvested rice near Sendai city in northern Japan.

cement structures surrounded by dirt (desert-like)

342. Demolished Gun Emplacement
Partially demolished gun emplacement guarding a bay south of Tokyo. It was built in anticipation of an invasion, but was never used as Japan surrendered before an invasion was launched.

a young girl seated on the floor with family around

343. A Farm Family on the Verandah of their House.