Japan 1965 Reel 21 of 40

Category: Travelogue

Length: 17:39

Film ID	F16-0272
Film Description	Reel 21 of 40 Unedited travelogue Ikuchijima Island Kurashiki Hiroshima Shotlist Reel 21 of 40 Unedited travelogue Ikuchijima Island Kurashiki Hiroshima Cat. Reel 272 1965: Reel 21: Japan. May 1-2. Ikuchijima Island, Kurashiki. Hiroshima. Kosanji Temple: main hall. Altar scenes. Screens: feudal scenes (about 8). Temple: exterior, interior. Temple: cylindrical middle section (underexposed). Woodcarver using chisel at Kosanji Shrine. Wooden Buddha, body from one piece. Carved figure (some cu.s). Working gold foil. Kosanji Temple: roofed arcade, carving. Old Kurashiki: Folk Craft Museum: note barred windows, characteristic of rice warehouse. Stone arch bridge, stone guardrails. Old warehouse converted to inn: interior. Garden at inn. Teapot over charcoal fire set in floor (underexposed). Scroll picture: robed figure. Potter's shop (visited by Leach): array of pots. Sea chest, 100 years old. Bridge. Old rice warehouse: stone slabs projecting from canal wall. Poles, nets to catch floating seaweed. Poles in seaweed. Digging for shellfish. Women digging for shellfish. Catch of shellfish. Fishing boats at dock. Fish nets drying: note long, tubular net. Fish trap Fishing boats with colorful flags at dock. Stone anchors. Boat and net in operation. Miyajima Kōsan-ji Temple: main hall. Altar scenes. Screens: feudal scenes (about 8). Temple: exterior, interior. Temple: cylindrical middle section (underexposed). Woodcarver using chisel at Kosanji Shrine. Wooden Buddha, body from one piece. Carved figure (some cu.s). Working gold foil. Kōsan-ji Temple: roofed arcade, carving. Old Kurashiki town Folk Craft Museum: note barred windows, characteristic of rice warehouse. Stone arch bridge, stone guardrails. Old warehouse converted to inn: interior. Garden at inn. Teapot over charcoal fire set in floor (underexposed). Scroll picture: robed figure. Potter's shop (visited by Leach): array of pots. Sea chest, 100 years old. Bridge. Old rice warehouse: stone slabs projecting from canal wall. Poles, nets to catch floating seaweed. Poles in seaweed. Digging for shellfish. Women digging for shellfish. Catch of shellfish. Fishing boats at dock. Fish nets drying: note long, tubular net. Fish trap (*see K's notes for diagram). Fishing boats with colorful flags at dock. Stone anchors. Boat and net in operation. Miyajima (Itsukushima)Shinto Shrine Shrine: built over sea on pilings. Priest dancing at shrine. Shrine: built over sea on pilings. Priest dancing at shrine.
Video Category	Travelogue
Film Creator	Watson Kintner
Topics	Ikuchijima Island, Kurashiki, Hiroshima, Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples, Fishing

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