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Werner Bischof - JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951. Shinto wedding ceremony.
JAPAN. The chorus of the Nô theatre. The Nô plays are aristocratic and religious works of Buddhist inspiration, intended almost entirely for the elite. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Tokyo. Meiji Temple. Shinto priests. 1951.
Werner BISCHOF. Photo by Goro Suma (Generation X boy)
JAPAN. A lotus, symbol of purity. The Buddha is represented as sitting in the centre of a full-blown lotus-flower. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Okinawa. US aircraftman. After the Second World War, which ended in the Pacific with the US nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan was placed under the control of the USA, guided by General McArthur. Political, economic, and social reforms were introduced, to ensure peace, d
JAPAN. Tokyo. 20 year old Michiko JINUMA, a fashion student, with her family. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. The ritual of tea. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Entrance to the Shinto shrine. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Kyomizu temple. Buddhist pilgrims praying in front of a mirror, which symbolizes divinity in Shintoism. Buddhism and Shintoism are often a
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Lantern street. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Bunraku puppet player BUNGORO. 1951.
JAPAN. Exercise for passengers on a train between Kyoto and Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. A countrywoman reading the newspaper on her doorsteps. She is wearing her working clothes, called "mompei". 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. In the "tokonoma", an alcove in the house's main room, devoted to the displaying of a painting and a bunch of flowers. The man has put him
JAPAN. Town of Okinawa. US Air Force maintenance unit. After the Second World War, which ended in the Pacific with the US nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagas...
JAPAN. Town of Tokyo. Sumo fighter. He is scattering salt on the floor, as a purification rite before the beginning of a match. 1951.
JAPAN. Hiroshima. Children waiting for the arrival of Emperor HIROHITO. 1951.
JAPAN. Mount Hiei (Buddhist holy mountain near Kyoto). Pilgrims wearing traditional dresses. They believe that by climbing up and down the mountain paths from t
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Buddha on the hill of the seven sages. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Courtyard of the Meiji shrine. 1951.
JAPAN. Mount Fuji. 1951.
JAPAN. Sunken boat. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Tokyo. The station's Chief Guard, supervising the platform arrangements for the departure of The Emperor HIROHITO. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Kabuki (traditional Japanese popular drama) master Bondo Mitsugoro waiting to go on stage and play the part of "Yanoné". 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. The Temple of Ryoanji. Schoolchildren's shoes. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Kitano Temple. Paper wishes put by pilgrims to invoke divine help. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Tea house. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Tokyo. Striptease club. An American soldier, just back from Korea, tries to get acquainted with striptease gilrs by offering them chocolate and c
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Kiyomizu temple. 1951.
JAPAN. A flute-player for the Bugaku dances, ancient dances of Asiatic origin, which were kept alive in Japan for the entertainment of the Emperor and his Court
JAPAN. Town of Hiroshima. Memorial for the victims of the atomic explosion. In the background: a former exhibition hall. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Asakusa district. A former soldier, wounded during the Second World War, begging in the streets. Many wounded soldiers were forced into poverty af
JAPAN. Tokyo. Daisi studios. Japanese actor Toshiro MIFUNE during the filming of the movie "Hokaïdo", which changed its title to "Bijo to Tozoku" (The beauty a...
JAPAN. Tokyo. Daisi studios. Filming of the movie "Hokaïdo", which changed its title to "Bijo to Tozoku" (The beauty and the thief).
Director: KIMURA Keigo
JAPAN. Tokyo. Yasukuni shrine. Pilgrims pray for the victims of the Second World War. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Heinan shrine. Stone bridge over an iris pond. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto (center of the silk industry). Silk drying. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
Werner Bischof.The Photographer.
Photographie de Rossellina BISCHOF.
JAPAN. Town of Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Buddha on the hill of the Seven sages. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Goro SUMA, law student. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Garden of the Silver pavillon. 1951.
JAPAN. Traditional bride's hairdew. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Tea ceremony. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. The Silver Pavillion. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Meiji Temple. Shinto priests. 1951.
JAPAN. Drying rice. 1951.
JAPAN. The Gagaku orchestra, playing sho music to accompany the Bugaku dances, ancient dances of Asiatic origin, which were kept alive in Japan for the entertai
JAPAN. Tokyo. Sumida river. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Official visit of Emperor HIROHITO and the Empress. On the train is the symbol of the golden crysanthemum. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Yasukuni Temple. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Nara. Todaiji Temple. Statue of a demon dating from the 7th century, which is placed in front of the Great Buddha. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Kiyomizu Temple. Jizo BOSATSU, warden of the temple. Buddha statues, which are sent to sick children to help them recover. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Tokyo. Rice field covered with lotus plants during the winter. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Nara. The Great Buddha. 1951.
JAPAN. Girl students and young office-workers during an Ikebana lesson. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Daisi studios. In the center : Japanese actor Toshiro MIFUNE during the filming of the movie "Hokaïdo", which changed its title to "Bijo to Tozok
JAPAN. Tokyo. Ginza district. 20 year old Michiko JINUMA (center), a fashion student. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Kitano Temple. Paper wishes put by pilgrims to invoke divine help. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Gardens of the Katsura Imperial Palace. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Family of farmers. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Katsura Palace, an old Imperial villa. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Katsura Palace, an old Imperial villa. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. Hiroshima. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Along the Ginza. Girl selling flowers. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. Hiroshima. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 20 year old Michiko JINUMA, a fashion student, on the phone. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. City of Nara. Great Buddha in Todaiji Temple. 1951.
JAPAN. Japanese Self Defense Forces during the Korean War. 1951.
"Screw in a shipyard."
JAPAN. Kyoto. Welcome ceremony with the Bunraku singer. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Washing silk. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Silk drying. 1951.
JAPAN. Hiroshima. 1951.
JAPAN. Steelworker. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
Gardens of the Meiji temple. Tokyo.
JAPAN. Okinawa. US Air Force soldiers preparing the bombs. 1951.
After the Second World War, which ended in the Pacific with the US nuclear bombing of Hirosh
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Imperial Garden. 1951.
JAPAN. Coast guard during the Korean War. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
Sake barrels.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
Shipyard. 1951.
Steelworker with mask.
Tokyo. Contact sheet of photos taken in the gardens of the Meiji temple.
JAPAN. Ikebana master. Arranging flowers during a flower exhibition. 1951.
JAPAN. Hiroshima. 1951.
JAPAN. Hiroshima. US soldier from Okinawa with Japanese girl. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Tokyo. Striptease club. Dancer putting on her make-up. 1951.
JAPAN. US fighters jets over Okinawa. 1951.
After the Second World War, which ended in the Pacific with the US nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Jap
JAPAN. Woman in traditional house country house. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Goro SUMA, law student in the University canteen. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Goro SUMA, law student in the University library. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Goro SUMA, law student with his fiancee. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Goro SUMA law student, distributing political fliers.
Okinawa. US fighters jets.
After the Second World War, which ended in the Pacific with the US nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan was placed und
JAPAN. Okinawa. American soldiers resting. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Goro SUMA, law student writing a banner. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Twenty year old Michiko JINUMA, a fashion student. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 20 year old Michiko JINUMA, a fashion student. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Twenty year old Michiko JINUMA, a fashion student, in the chicken run. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. The Zen garden of the Temple of Ryoanji. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
Japan. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. 1951.
JAPAN. Soldier (Japanese Self Defense Forces) during the Korean War. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1952. The photographer Werner BISCHOF drawing.
Photograph by Rosellina Bischof.
JAPAN. Hiroshima. 1951. A victim of the Hiroshima atomic explosion. On August 6th 1945, the US Army dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, thus ending the war aga...
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951. Striptease club.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Children watching a puppet show. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 20 year old Michiko JINUMA, a fashion student at fashion school. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Striptease Club. 1951.
JAPAN. Kabuki theatre. Actor Bondo MITSUGORO praying in front of an altar in his dressing room, before going on stage. 1951.
JAPAN. Nara. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. A man reads the newspaper outside the office of a big daily. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Japanese actor Toshiro MIFUNE. Filming of the movie "Hokaïdo", which changed its title to "Bijo to Tozoku" (The beauty and the thief). Director: K
JAPAN. Town of Hiroshima. Preparations for the arrival of Emperor HIROHITO. 1951.
JAPAN. Farmers' home. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Goro SUMA, law student playing baseball.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 20 year old Michiko JINUMA, a fashion student. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
Tokyo. Sumo fighters.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951. 20 year old Michiko JINUMA, a fashion student on her way to town.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Kiyomizu Temple. Icy water fountain in which the faithful sometimes stand naked to do penance. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Nara. Todaiji Temple. Great Buddha. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Daisi studios. Filming of the movie "Hokaïdo", which changed its title to "Bijo to Tozoku" (The beauty and the thief). Director: KIMURA Keigo. Mai
JAPAN. Tokyo. Daisi studios. In the center : Japanese actor Toshiro MIFUNE during the filming of the movie "Hokaïdo", which changed its title to "Bijo to Tozok
JAPAN. Lotus flower, symbol of purity. It is the plant of Buddha. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Farmer. In the background: Mount Fuji. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Nara. Todaiji Temple. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Emperor HIROHITO and his wife. 1951.
JAPAN. Lotus flowers, symbols of purity. They are the plants of the Buddha. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. In the department store. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. An ancient drum, used to beat the time during the Bugaku dances. The drum is marked with the magical sign ("tomoye"), which symbolizes the movement of th
JAPAN. Fields below Mount Fuji. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Picasso exhibition. 1951
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. The ritual of tea. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. The Zen garden of the Temple of Ryoanji. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. "Kakemonos" (paintings on rolls of silk). 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. 1951.
JAPAN. View of Tokyo. Shimbashi district. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Okinawa. US Air Force maintenance unit. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Kitano Temple, dedicated to Michizane Sugawara, the faithful minister of the early emperors. The statue of the bull is supposed to radiate
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
(* ATTENTION CETTE IMAGE EST A L'ENVERS- LES CALLIGRAPHIES DOIVENT ETRE A DROITE) M.Fresne
JAPAN. Tokyo. 20 year old Michiko JINUMA, a fashion student. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Yasukuni Temple. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Temple of Ryoanji. A priest rests. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Hiroshima. Official visit of Emperor HIROHITO. The Emperor's limousine. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Artificial flowers, which unfold when put in water. They are often given to children as gifts. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. Hiroshima. Crowds greeting the Emperor HIROHITO. 1951.
JAPAN. Hiroshima. 1951. Kiyoshi KIKKAWA exposes the effect of the A-Bomb. He was standing in a doorway when the bomb was dropped. The blast burned his clothes o
JAPAN. Kabuki theatre. An actor getting ready to play a female role. 1951.
JAPAN. 1952.
JAPAN. Kyoto. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Tea ceremony. The bamboo ladle is placed on a pot of boiling water by the official tea master, Sen SHOCHITSU. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Department store. American influence.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Department store.
JAPAN. Hiroshima. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Rosellina BISCHOF. 1952.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 20 year old Michiko JINUMA, a fashion student. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Twenty year old Michiko JINUMA in the drawing class. 1951
JAPAN. Tokyo. Twenty year old Michiko JINUMA, a fashion student.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Goro SUMA (left), law student. 1951.
JAPAN. Girl with puppet. 1951.
JAPAN. Boy with cricket. 1951.
JAPAN. Men playing volley. Circa 1951-1952.
JAPAN. Ikebana.
JAPAN. Temple garden.
JAPAN. Town of Hiroshima. Official visit of Emperor HIROHITO. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Bunraku puppet players.
JAPAN. Sake barrels.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Sumo.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Sumo.
JAPAN. Ikebana class.
JAPAN. Hiroshima.
JAPAN. Shipyard.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Goro SUMA (left), law student. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Goro SUMA, law student. 1951.
JPAN. Ikebana class.
JAPAN. Steelworker.
JAPAN. Ikebana class.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Kiyomizu Temple. Jizo statues.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Buddha on the hill of the seven sages.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Tea ceremony. 1951.
JAPAN. Shipyard.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Shinto priest.
JAPAN. Shinto priets during a ritual of purification.
JAPAN. Shinto priests.
JAPAN. Kyoto.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Hiroshima. Official visit of Emperor HIROHITO. The Emperor's limousine. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Okinawa. American soldiers resting. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Scaffolding. 1951.
JAPAN. Okinawa. B-29 takes off to Korea. 1951.
JAPAN. Okinawa. American soldiers. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Bunraku puppet player Bungoro. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Hiroshima. Official visit of Emperor HIROHITO. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN.
JAPAN. Temple.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Strippers.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Department store.
JAPAN. Between Tokyo & Kyoto. Hamamatsu station in Shizuoka Prefecture.
JAPAN. Noh dancer.
JAPAN. Shipyard.
JAPAN. Kyoto.
JAPAN. Ikebana class.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Musician.
JAPAN. Hiroshima.
JAPAN. Hiroshima.
JAPAN. Hiroshima.
JAPAN. Hiroshima.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Tea ceremony. 1951.
JAPAN. Noh theater.
JAPAN. City of Nara. Inside Todaiji Temple. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Nara. Todaiji Temple. Statue of a demon dating from the 7th century, which is placed in front of the Great Buddha. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Nara. Todaiji Temple. Great Buddha. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Bunraku puppet player. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Bunraku puppet player. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Meiji temple. Shinto priests.
JAPAN. Shipyard.
JAPAN. Steelworker.
JAPAN. Shipyard.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Sumo.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Sumo.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Sumo.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Sumo.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Sumo.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Sumo.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Sumo.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Picasso exhibition. 1951
JAPAN. Tokyo. Picasso exhibition. 1951
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Buddha on the hill of the seven sages.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. 1951.
JAPAN. Baby with fruit. 1951.
JAPAN. kyoto. Written in stone. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Goro SUMA, law student with his professor. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Tree. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Striptease show. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Student awaking. 1951.
JAPAN. Okinawa. B-29 bomber. 1951.
JAPAN. Japanese bride. 1951.
JAPAN. Tea kettle. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 20 year old Michiko JINUMA, a fashion student designing new clothes. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Baby carriage. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Entrance to the Shinto shrine.
JAPAN. Hiroshima. 1951.
JAPAN. Shinto priests.
JAPAN. Film set.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Judo.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Bunraku puppet player BUNGORO. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Tea ceremony. 1951.
JAPAN. Town of Kyoto. Tea ceremony. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. Meiji Temple. Shinto priests.
JAPAN. Hiroshima. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Bunraku puppet players. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Bunraku puppet player. 1951.
JAPAN. Kyoto. Bunraku puppet player. 1951.
JAPAN. Tokyo. 20 year old Michiko JINUMA, a fashion student, on the phone. 1951.
JAPAN. Noh theater.
JAPAN. Kyoto. The Zen garden of the Temple of Ryoanji. 1951.
JAPAN. Shipyard.
JAPAN. Ikebana.
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