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![View of Mt. Fuji from an airplane (ddr-densho-299-134)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/4c/db/4cdb9a0314857a5bfa4ef1ea1cde0694.jpg)
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View of Mt. Fuji from an airplane (ddr-densho-299-134)
Caption: "Mt. Fuji looms over the clouds as we make our return from the eruption of Mt Aso."
![View of Tokyo from the air (ddr-densho-299-118)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/04/9c/049c2ae910ee994c0a4f9bf46ff73d78.jpg)
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View of Tokyo from the air (ddr-densho-299-118)
Caption: "Tokyo in 1946 as viewed from the air. Fire bombs were used extensively so many walls were left standing."
![Japanese people constructing shacks from rubble (ddr-densho-299-122)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/8f/ab/8fab82c83465bc3dc0194fc21f562819.jpg)
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Japanese people constructing shacks from rubble (ddr-densho-299-122)
Caption: "Amidst the rubble and ruin of Yokohama, people return to construct makeshift / shacks from the remains of what was once a factory."
![The ballet Scheherazade being put on (ddr-densho-299-204)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/00/63/00632f009211c3c1e855bb4e9a738a6b.jpg)
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The ballet Scheherazade being put on (ddr-densho-299-204)
Caption: "Ballet 'Sheherazade' [sic] was more popular (fewer left at intermission) but wasn't popular with / the GIs."
![Ainu chieftain transports a gift from his people to General MacArthur (ddr-densho-299-187)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/64/c3/64c322bc7d9b13e79e2f3ad28e7499b2.jpg)
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Ainu chieftain transports a gift from his people to General MacArthur (ddr-densho-299-187)
Caption: "An Ainu chieftain braves the horrible transportation system of 1947 to bring a gift from his / people to the victorious 'American Emperor' General MacArthur."
![American GIs help guard the Imperial Palace grounds (ddr-densho-299-140)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/bf/ad/bfadb1a56affd1ff1d22a56b97f8146f.jpg)
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American GIs help guard the Imperial Palace grounds (ddr-densho-299-140)
Caption: "To prevent the curious and those with dreams of loot from entering the palace / grounds, our troops bolster the forces of the tiny policemen of Japan."
![Telephone operators before starting work (ddr-densho-299-193)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/38/bf/38bfd8c81cc50d2a00e05a057cc133c5.jpg)
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Telephone operators before starting work (ddr-densho-299-193)
Caption: "Telephone operators bowing respectfully to their supervisor before beginning work."
![Japanese farmer planting rice (ddr-densho-299-176)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/65/b1/65b17c33dc5e863f2d2168ff035849e7.jpg)
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Japanese farmer planting rice (ddr-densho-299-176)
Caption: "Rice plants are planted individually by hand in the muddy soil."
![Courtroom of the Tokyo war crimes trials (ddr-densho-299-159)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/40/b0/40b0b4dcde9d408b4241e154321ac68a.jpg)
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Courtroom of the Tokyo war crimes trials (ddr-densho-299-159)
Caption: "The courtroom is jammed. 'Admittance by ticket only' for this is history in the making."
![Japanese camp commanding officer (ddr-densho-299-103)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/20/9e/209e4bc3de05307bf5362c0a4715fde4.jpg)
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Japanese camp commanding officer (ddr-densho-299-103)
Caption: "Commanding Officer of military camp on the outskirts of Tokyo."
![Geishas dancing (ddr-densho-299-209)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/58/77/58772a4b24b3c8d5f3870658e2343e45.jpg)
![Buddhist monks (ddr-densho-299-216)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b8/a7/b8a75f82bbab96c887881eed01e4ad27.jpg)
![Monkey statues in Nikko (ddr-densho-299-212)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/83/f0/83f023f356d5055fb2ba732b11d6596c.jpg)
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Monkey statues in Nikko (ddr-densho-299-212)
Caption: "The original 'hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil' monkeys in Nikko."
![Post-war Yokohama Harbor (ddr-densho-299-125)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/37/db/37dbd8cebafcbd106514f3d098b63847.jpg)
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Post-war Yokohama Harbor (ddr-densho-299-125)
Caption: "Yokohama Harbor in 1946. No large ships. Don't know where or if they had any left."
![Japanese surrender in Korea (ddr-densho-299-99)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/fc/b5/fcb5bec897727a5033aaca3b6d11534e.jpg)
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Japanese surrender in Korea (ddr-densho-299-99)
Caption: "In the DukSoo palace in Korea, the Japanese Generals in command of the forces on / the mainland surrender in formal ceremonies."
![Contruction of the Tokyo Railway Station (ddr-densho-299-198)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/68/17/6817e8f364753088f4331a40f14f6609.jpg)
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Contruction of the Tokyo Railway Station (ddr-densho-299-198)
Caption: "Tokyo railway station under reconstruction. 1947."
![Officers of the 1st Cavalry Division (ddr-densho-299-149)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c2/bc/c2bc9490f1d60e077a336687a22d4678.jpg)
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Officers of the 1st Cavalry Division (ddr-densho-299-149)
Caption: "The First Cavalry with their mania of 'firsts' have the first review of Tokyo."
![Troops returning from Manchuria (ddr-densho-299-106)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/24/66/2466f229e648ca3445112bf952b030db.jpg)
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Troops returning from Manchuria (ddr-densho-299-106)
Caption: "Soldiers returning from Manchuria. The effect from our fire bombing is evident. With very few / trains running, most of them had to walk."
![Japanese civilians returning from Manchuria (ddr-densho-299-120)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/47/78/4778eabee22c0e84590a2619ded7684a.jpg)
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Japanese civilians returning from Manchuria (ddr-densho-299-120)
Caption: "Civilians repatriated from Manchuria."
![Ruins from explosion (ddr-densho-299-147)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/74/91/749154f6d50f78ecff38c914415570aa.jpg)
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Ruins from explosion (ddr-densho-299-147)
Caption: "One mile from the epicenter of the blast. Notice smokestacks still standing. / Circular objects must divert blast forces better than flat surfaces."
![Surviving museum (ddr-densho-299-126)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/03/57/0357ca753ba75989c747ce0b606df76f.jpg)
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Surviving museum (ddr-densho-299-126)
Caption: "Museum survived fire bombs but interior completely destroyed."
![Japanese farmer drives his ox pulling his cart (ddr-densho-299-183)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e1/05/e1051567a8790547d70d0ad2e9203133.jpg)
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Japanese farmer drives his ox pulling his cart (ddr-densho-299-183)
Caption: "Some farmers were lucky enough to have oxen alive after the war."
![Building where the Tokyo war crimes trials were held (ddr-densho-299-154)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/7b/53/7b53157f9354d25a891f79612fc60c87.jpg)
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Building where the Tokyo war crimes trials were held (ddr-densho-299-154)
Caption: "Site of the war crimes trials."
![Bell in Nara Park (ddr-densho-299-218)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/5a/9d/5a9dc972d3c361fcc6c60cf2601e99d6.jpg)
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Bell in Nara Park (ddr-densho-299-218)
Caption: 'Daibutsu Bell in Nara Park. Note the size of the bell by comparing to the children."