# SILENT TRAVELOGUE 1930s JAPAN & JAPANESE INVASION OF CHINA / SHANGHAI 58364

This 16mm silent movie BITS OF JAPAN dates to the 1920s/30s with the end section showing the Japanese invasion of China definitely belonging to the 30s. It begins with images of Nara Park at :39, a public park located in the city of Nara, Japan, at the foot of Mount Wakakusa, established in 1300s and one of the oldest parks in Japan. At 1:17 , the "Dance of the Cherry Blossoms" by Geisha Girls is shown. At 2:35 Cherry Blossoms are shown in bloom, with people traveling on foot and human-powered rickshaws to picnic near them. At 3:10 , Chow dogs are shown, a prize possession in this era. At 3:30 the sacred stork is mentioned, and images of young children are shown. At 4:00 mass athletic student exercises are seen, along with some acrobatics at 4:40 by what appears to be a dwarf. At 4:52 , the Chion-In temple of the Judo Buddhist Sect is seen. Chionin is the head temple of the Jodo sect of Japanese Buddhism, which has millions of followers and is one the the most popular Buddhist sects in Japan. At 5:40 the sacred bull is seen on parade. At 5:50 , typical street scenes are seen in what might be Tokyo or Kyoto, with most people traveling by foot. At 6:13 the Wishing Gate is seen where the unemployed look for jobs. At 6:30 a trip down the Hozu River by boat and at 6:45 , through the rapids. The Hozu is part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. At 7:14 "we leave Gotemba" for a trip to Mt. Fuji which begins with a horse drawn trolley car. At 7:30 the horse balks at going…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Travel, Silent, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/58364BitsOfJapanMos)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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