MISSIONE DEL PARTITO NAZIONALE FASCISTA NEL GIAPPONE of 4) (1938)

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ARC 43829, LI 242-MID-2819 - MISSIONE DEL PARTITO NAZIONALE FASCISTA NEL GIAPPONE (Reel 2 of 4) Series: Motion Picture Films From G-2 Army Military Intelligence Division, compiled 1918 - ca. 1947. SUMMARY: March 1938: Reception of Party mission under Farinacci in Japan. Arrival at Nagasaki. Night at Unzen. Shimonoseki. Tokyo, March 19 to April 1: Visit to Prime Minister Konoye. Lantern parade; visit to Imperial Palace (party shown in inner palace grounds returning from audience with the Emperor); Japanese diet; Imperial University Judu al Kolokan demonstration (Jiu Jitsu) at University; Meiji Shinto shrine; fencing demonstration at War College; exhibition of kubukiya dance. Nikko: splendid scenic views; popular acclamation. Speeches by Farinacci and Konoye. Yokohama: Italian Consulate. Kamakura: Buddhist shrines, and reception by Japanese movie stars at the studios. Kawana: Splendid scenic views of mountains and sea. Hakane: View of Mount Fuji. Tea ceremony offered by Baron Okura. Party leaving Tokyo by train. Nagoya: Vestiges of feudal Japan; huge castle. Shima: Pearl fishing. Kyoto: Historical monuments. Down the Hozogawa: Party shown boating over the rapids of the Hozogawa River. Nara: Shrine and park, ceremonial bell ringing, feeding the deer. Osaka: Industrial plants at Osaka. Exhibition of sumo (Japanese wrestling). Fukuoko: Largest city of western Japan. Garden party. From Shimonoseki to Fuzan and Keijo (capital of Korea). Open-air gymnastic exhibit (children drilling…

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8 minutes

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English

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News & Public Affairs

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