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A Portrait of Japan

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Burt Glinn Kyoto. 1961. Japanese wedding at the Heian Shrine. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn JAPAN. Tokyo. 1961. Scene from a musical review in the Latin Quarter Nightclub. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn Tokyo. 1961. Kubuki star Kansaburo TOSHI in lion makeup. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn Pilgrims contemplate Mount Fuji at sunrise, from a Buddhist Monastery lookout atop Mount Sichimen. Mount Fuji, Japan. 1961. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn An airplane ride at a carnival, in the midst of cherry blossoms. Nara, Japan. 1961. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn JAPAN. Tokyo. 1961. A father pauses before a shrine while taking his son to school. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn Agricultural workers in a field beneath Mount Fuji. Five Lakes, Japan. 1961. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn The Buddhist priest, Yano Kasha, contemplates in the Nazenji Temple that was founded in 1293. Kyoto, Japan. 1961. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn Yanagizaki Teruo, a Shinto priest, meditates at the Heian Shrine. Kyoto, Japan. 1961. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn A senior geisha, Takeha Fujimoto. Kyoto. 1961. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn Two apprentice geishas on their way to evening appointments. Kyoto, Japan. 1961. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn JAPAN. Shikoku. 1961. Wheat fields under cultivation. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn A festival functionary sits in front of stacks of straw-wrapped saki barrels. Tashogu Shrine, Nikko, Japan. 1961. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn A boat adrift in the reeds on the Inland Sea. Japan. 1961. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn JAPAN. Nigata. 1961. Traditional rice workers in the fields. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn JAPAN. 1961. The Japan Inland Sea near Onamichi. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn Nigata. 1961. Rice workers in traditional clothing are transported from the fields in a farm truck. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn JAPAN. Tokyo. 1961. Scene from a phsychedelic play called "One Thousand and One Nights of Shinjuku," written and presented by Terayama. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn JAPAN. Shikoku. 1961. Shikoku Island wheat fields. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn JAPAN. Tokyo. 1961. Street signs in the nightclub area of Tokyo. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn JAPAN. Nigata. 1961. Traditional rice workers in the fields. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn JAPAN. Kyoto. 1961. Dinner served in an elegant Ryokan. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn JAPAN. Tokyo. 1961. HIROKO, a top Japanese fashion model. She would later gain great success in Paris as the leading model for Pierre Cardin. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn Mount Fuji. 1961. Monks from Mount Sichimen monastery in early morning contemplation of Mount Fuji. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn A fishing boat at dusk returns home. Mount Fuji, Izu Peninsula, Japan. 1961. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn JAPAN. Tokyo. 1961. Modern Japanese painter HAYASHI. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn The Kabuki actor, Kanzaburo Toshi, made up as a lion before going on stage. Tokyo, Japan. 1961. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn JAPAN. Kyoto. 1961. Sakura cherry blossom time during a celebration at a temple. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn JAPAN. Tokyo. 1961. Scene from a review in a Nichiegeki musical which combines traditional elements with nudity. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn Full moonrise over Mount Fuji, viewed from Mount Sichimen. Japan. 1961. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn A participant in the Hollyhock Festival is dressed as an ancient geisha. Kyoto, Japan. 1961. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn Lanterns hang along a walkway in the Kasuga Shrine, founded in 768 AD, in holy city of Nara. Japan. 1961. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos