Fast Images Library
Japan, 01:00:21 - Takayama Festival and procession, kids, man and child, baby in crib, old woman, crowd, puppets, procession of floats, CU children kids riding, procession crossing bridge, Kyoto - Gion Festival and procession, float pulled by men with ropes, Shinto gates, lake, man praying at shrine from behind, pool at shrine, children dipping nets into water, Buddhist religious ritual, women praying, woman in kimono praying, Shinto christening ceremony, woman and baby, crowds in shrine, 01:05:11 - streets of Kyoto, vs. temples, Heian Shrine, Golden Pavilion, vs. Buddhist temple, Boy's Day parade, marching band, boys play fifes and flutes, CU face, Fire Ceremony procession, priest in costume light fire, smoke and prayer, CU fire burning, Forest procession through Shinto gate, ext. Heian Shrine, vs. statues, crowds worshipping at temple, ext. Nara temple, people arriving at temple, Buddha in forest, vs. Kamakura Buddha, 01:10:04 - Zen Garden, sand and rock garden, Kyoto shrine and lily pad, Buddhist ritual, priest in yellow costume in temple, high angle Kyoto, rooftops, fortuneteller with trained bird, house and garden, woman in kimono in garden, CU lily, doll maker, Geisha dancers on stage, cultural show, 01:15:52 - Kabuki actor in make-up, kabuki theater stage and performance, actor putting on makeup, Sumo wrestling in arena, karate match in arena, kendo match (swordfight), vs older men playing go (board game), 01:20:22 - workers in tea fields, tea plantation, vs. picking tea by hand, silk blowing in wind, dyeing silk in river, river turning purple, CU bonsai trees, trees and ocean view, illustrations, Japanese Alps - mountain range and snow, building under a snow back, red flower, yellow flower, vs. Japanese blossoms, cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms falling outside house, flower arrangement teacher (Ikebana), 01:25:18 - woodblock prints, artwork, artist in factory, woodblock printing, "Modern" Japan - Japanese highway, car passing wood policeman besides road, devil statue beside road, sign "Motor Lodge", bullet train passing fast, bullet train leaving station, vs / shots from train, workers in rice paddies, Shiragawa - medieval town, woman in field of mud working, farmer peasant woman on street, man carrying hay on back, Odawara - 01:30:07 - vs. temple with cherry blossoms, Daimyo Procession, warriors walking, horses and riders, wooden tablets with inscriptions, shrine in the forest, rocky coastline and surf, sunset, Volcanoes - geothermal region, steam rising, bubbling pool, Mt. Fuji CU with snow, vs. Mt. Fuji, seismological research station, earthquake measurement, seismograph, Hiroshima - shops and traffic, Atom Bomb Memorial Park, building with scaffolding, roses and flowers, rowboats moored under bridge, seashore, 01:35:04 - Wedded Rocks of Ise with Holy Rope joining, oyster traps, small row boat with oyster collectors, pearl industry, women pearl divers w/ buckets collecting oysters, opening oysters, pearls visible, crane unload ships in harbor, vs. cargo boats, unloading timber, rolls of paper, shipyards, ship construction, welder, construction workers, welding, fishermen rolling out nets, laying out fishing nets, Taiwanese fishing boat, pulling nets on board by hand, small fish in net, 01:40:15 - inland sea, castle near harbor, golden water and distant rowboat, sunset over ocean, kite battle of Hamamatsu, flying giant kite, men carrying kites, kite in sky, tattooed man, man playing trumpet, Tokyo (Toukyou) 01:45:56 - high rise buildings, bullet train in far distance across Tokyo, Ginza area, crowds crossing street, crowds in crosswalk from above, street sweeper, vs clean streets, Go Go dancer on video screen neon sign, shoe shine girls and men, pedestrians, policeman on street with traffic all around, vs. police and traffic cops, POV on freeway, movie theatre patrons line up to see Gone with the Wind, Japanese movie poster, street traffic and movie poster, trains into station, dog statue at station (Hatcho-san), horse race track handheld, people placing bets, people reading racing forms, horse race passing stadium, 01:51:10 - Japanese baseball, fans with hats, team meeting, man with 1950s camera, Japanese women talking pictures, school children taking photos, Tokyo apartment or hotel, lake and small temple, New Testament Bible and Buddha text in hotel drawer, wooden bathtub, Japanese table, slippers, hotel dining room, man orders meal at table, drinking tea, sushi is served, eating with chopsticks, sake poured, tofu, tempura, soup, 01:56:11 - vs. wax food display, Japanese stock market, trading floor, skyscraper ground level, vs. skyscrapers, skyscraper with Japanese flag, vs. office buildings, traffic on streets, Tokyo night, vs. neon signs, pachinko parlors, vs. Tokyo night and crowds, woman playing piano, hands on keyboard. babies, lotus, dancers in kimonos, martial arts, bonsai, scenics, waterfalls, snowy scenics, cherry and apple blossoms falling, POV train, waves against rocks, Japanese home with American TV,