Tokyo, Japan. 11 January 1955. Australian soldiers mingle with the holiday crowds entering the ...

Accession Number HOBJ5645
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Hobson, Phillip Oliver
Place made Japan: Tokyo
Date made 11 January 1955
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
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

Tokyo, Japan. 11 January 1955. Australian soldiers mingle with the holiday crowds entering the Asakusa shopping centre. Asakusa is the principal entertainment and shopping centre of Tokyo outside of the City proper and is a famous tourist attraction. Beggars are not often seen in Japan, but the two men in white on the left are veterans of the Japanese marines, one of whom plays a guitar while the one armed man holds a collection box over a sign reading: Please help the wounded war veterans association.