Postwar occupation of Japan

img Downtown Sapporo in the snow (ddr-densho-397-183)

The caption in the photo album reads "Snow on Hokkaido Main Street". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-183/

img Christmas parade float (ddr-densho-397-262)

A Christmas parade float in a Christmas parade during the U.S. occupation of Japan after World War II. The message on the side of float reads "Merry Christmas" and the back reads "1st Signal Troop". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-262/

img Demonstration against Yoshida government (ddr-densho-397-248)

The caption in the photo album reads "Anti Yoshida Cabinet Demonstration - 'Do away with the 500 yen Bracket!'". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-248/

img American soldier with Japanese woman (ddr-densho-397-172)

The caption in the photo album reads "Serious Capt. Cross". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-172/

img Demonstration against Yoshida government (ddr-densho-397-243)

The caption in the photo album reads "Anti Yoshida Cabinet Demonstration - 'Establish Minimum Wage Standards'". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-243/

img Hakodate city center (ddr-densho-397-307)

The caption from the photo album reads "From atop Nichiro Fisheries toward city center Jan. '47". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-307/

img Central part of Sapporo (ddr-densho-397-198)

Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-198/

img Four men (ddr-densho-397-146)

Four men pose for the camera. Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-146/

img Nisei soldier poses in front of Mount Hakodate (ddr-densho-397-301)

The caption in the photo album reads "With Hakodate Yama as background viewed from atop MP House (former Imp Fisheries Co) Jan. '47". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-301/

img Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-397-303)

The caption in the photo album reads "At main gate of Nichiro Fisheries Note: IX Corps shoulder patch". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-303/

img Sapporo (ddr-densho-397-177)

The caption in the photo album reads "Sign says 'Sapporo Naebo'". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-177/

img Demonstration against Yoshida government (ddr-densho-397-232)

The caption in the photo album reads "Anti Yoshida Cabinet Demonstration - For a wider view". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-232/

img Imperial Palace (ddr-densho-397-250)

The caption in the photo album reads "Palace Grounds". \n\n Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-250/

img Nisei soldiers at train station (ddr-densho-397-328)

The caption in the photo album reads "Nisei GI camera fiends. Moji in background". The soldiers are at Shimonoseki train station in southern Japan. Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-328/

img Demonstration against Yoshida government (ddr-densho-397-234)

The caption in the photo album reads "Anti Yoshida Cabinet Demonstration - Sing by waving red flag a crowd of 1 million". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-234/

img Ferry at Hakodate Port (ddr-densho-397-299)

The caption in the photo album reads "An Aomori-Hakodate ferry docked at Hakodate Port Jan. '47". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-299/

img Repatriate after medical exam (ddr-densho-397-366)

The caption in the photo album reads "Altho DDT powder should be on for 2 hrs to be effective some repats shake it all off". DDT is an insecticide used in the 1940s to kill insects the spread diseases like typhus, malaria, and dengue fever. The sign in the photograph reads "Medical Inspection for Japanese". Takashi …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-366/

img War Ministry Building (ddr-densho-397-123)

The caption in the photo album reads "War Ministry Building". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-123/

img Welsh Fusiliers (ddr-densho-397-109)

The caption in the photo album reads "Here com the Royal Welsh Fusiliers". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-109/

img Repatriates disembark (ddr-densho-397-377)

The caption in the photo album reads "Today is wash day; tomorrow they land.". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-377/

img Paratroopers (ddr-densho-397-184)

The caption in the photo albums reads "11th Airborne Men Jump Sapporo Dec. '46". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-184/

img Islet in Matsushima Bay (ddr-densho-397-151)

The caption in the photo album is written in Japanese.\n\n Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-151/

img Leaving Honshu (ddr-densho-397-211)

The caption in the photo album reads "As we leave Honshu". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-211/

img Japanese grammar school (ddr-densho-397-309)

The caption on the photo album reads "A day at the Aoyagi Grammar School Mr. Kato and Sch. principal to the left. Feb. '47". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-309/

img Repatriates arrive in Japan (ddr-densho-397-356)

Repatriates disembarking from the 'Unzen Maru'. Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-356/

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