Home Movie: F. C. Doepke Collection: 010751 (silent)

Description: A rare look at Japan circa 1925 filmed by white tourists. Features many street scenes and visits to Kotoku-in, the deer of Nara Park, and a busy train station.

Markings on can and reel state: "Japan"

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Subjects: 1920s, People of Asian and Pacific Islander origin or descent, Asian and Pacific Islander history and culture, Labor, Boats and boating, Tourism, Religion, Celebrations and ceremonies

Tags: travel and exploration; water; islands; ships; boats; flags; bridges; smoke stacks; construction; Japanese people; white tourists in rickshaws; workers; labor; Wakamatsuya sign; kimonos; markets; business districts; buddhas; sculptures; Buddhist temples; Kotoku-in; trees; posing for camera; Asian children; oxen; carts; working animals; rubble; bricks; stone walls; bridges; people gathered in towns square; snow; cars; roads; trees; forests; mills; water wheels; pagodas; rising sun banners; ocean water sign; snow-capped mountains; Mount Fuji; Yasuda Shoten Toy Exporter sign; farmlands; rice farming; rice paddies; canals; docked boats; train stations; train cars; Todaiji Buddhist Temple Nara; deer; ponds; feeding deer; rickshaws; cemeteries; grand architecture; gardens; punch marks; people walking down path in snow; birds; pigeons; dragon costumes; laundry hanging on line; clotheslines; military drills; young soldiers; lighthouses; junk ships; sail boats; filmed from boat; view of the ocean; Japanese flags; Daibutsu; Great Buddha statue; street scenes; snow covered pagodas; torii gate; temples; Fuji san; carts; people on the train platform; waving at camera; bells; snowing; demon costumes; people running in matching uniforms

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Creator: F. C. Doepke

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Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: F. C. Doepke Collection PC-0253, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date: circa 1925

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Geographical Location: Japan; Kamakura, Japan; Nara, Japan

Genre/Form: home movie

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Film Format: 16mm film

Element: positive

Color: b&w

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Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: square circle

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 400