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Caption: THE IMPERIAL PALACE, TOKYO

Booklet Description: 1. IN THE HEART OF TOKYO. Across the double bridge and surrounded by a moat is the Imperial Palace. It stands on the site of the Yedo Castle which was built in 1457 and destroyed by fire in 1873. Century-old trees have been trained to send their gnarled limbs far down over the well preserved walls. The once carefully guarded grounds and parts of the Palace are opened to the public on special occasions.

Caption: MOUNT FUJI FROM LAKE KAWAGUCHI

Booklet Description: 7. FUJIYAMA FROM LAKE KAWAGUCHI. The snowy crown of Fuji reaches 12,395 feet above the sea. Legend says it rose in a single night some 2000 years ago. Fuji last erupted in 1707, covering Tokyo, 75 miles away, with volcanic ash. Dormant, it still mutters. As the "Goddess of Fire" and Supreme Altar of the Sun" [sic] it is a Shinto shrine.

Caption: GINZA STREET, TOKYO

Booklet Description: 2. TOKYO's BUSIEST AREA. Along Ginza's broad avenue and narrow alleys are bars, dance halls, nightclubs, and bath houses. Noh Theaters present plays that have been unchanged for over a half century. Aromas from every conceivable type of food drift from the many cafes. Imported goods, kimonas, silks, pearls, white mice - all are for sale in Ginza shops.

Caption: BUGAKA DANCE ON MIJAJIMA ISLAND

Booklet Description: 16. ITSUKUSHIMA SHRINE. The Tori, symbolic gate to a Shinto temple, rises from the tide flats of Mijajima. A sacred island, no wheeled vehicles are allowed lest the noise frighten the deer. The dead are shipped to the mainland for burial. With ancient gestures, the costumed priest is dancing the Bugaka Dance to frighten all devils from the shrine.

Caption: HEIAN SHRINE KYOTO

Booklet Description: 10. HEIAN SHRINE. This Shinto shrine is one of more than 800 temples and shrines located at Kyoto, Japan's great center of worship. Shinto is the original Japanese religion, beginning when the people worshiped spirits of nature. Buddhism now leads. Many practice both, believing Buddhism is religion, and Shintoism is a form of patriotism.

Brand: View-Master Company: Sawyer’s Inc. Packet Title: Japan Packet Subtitle: 日本 Packet Type: N/A Packet Number: B 262 Packet Style: S5 Booklet: Included Reel Numbers: 4900A, 4900B, 4900C Date: 1952, 1957 Copyright: Sawyer’s Inc.

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