Japanese houses nestling in terraced hills, possibly in the outskirts of Kure. The residents of ...

Accession Number HOBJ0462
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Hobson, Phillip Oliver
Place made Japan
Date made c February 1950
Conflict British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan)
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Japanese houses nestling in terraced hills, possibly in the outskirts of Kure. The residents of the houses are growing vegetables in the small patches of land surrounding their houses. Note the well-built stone retaining walls, supporting the roads that wind through the hills.