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Kasuga Shrine in Nara, Japan
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Kasuga Shrine in Nara, Japan
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Kasuga Shrine in Nara, Japan
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Feeding deer in Nara Park in Nara, Japan
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The city of Nara and Nara Park in Japan.
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Nara Park in Nara, Japan
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Photos of Kobe, Japan's cityscape from above the city.
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Kobe, Japan city images. One photograph with "Hirohito car" written on it, possibly the Emperor of Japan.
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Walter Tadao Oka seeing the Takarazuka Revue
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Walter Tadao Oka during his military service in Occupied Japan
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Walter Tadao Oka during his military service in Occupied Japan.
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Walter Tadao Oka at the military facilities in Osaka, Japan during his military service in Occupied Japan.
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Walter Tadao Oka at the military facilities in Osaka, Japan during his military service in Occupied Japan.
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Walter Tadao Oka during his military service in Occupied Japan.
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Walter Tadao Oka and fellow soldiers in Osaka during military service in Occupied Japan.
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Walter Tadao Oka and fellow soldiers in Osaka during military service in Occupied Japan.
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Walter Tadao Oka traveling through Occupied Japan during military service and stopping in Osaka
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A photograph of Osaka Castle in Osaka, Japan.
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Walter Tadao Oka in Kyoto during his military service in Occupied Japan
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Walter Tadao Oka in Kyoto during his military service in Occupied Japan.
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Walter Tadao Oka in Kyoto during his military service in Occupied Japan.
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Walter Tadao Oka in Kyoto during his military service in Occupied Japan. One image is missing from the album page.
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Walter Tadao Oka in Kyoto during his military service in Occupied Japan.
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Walter Tadao Oka with family while serving in Occupied Japan.
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Visiting Kyoto and sightseeing with fellow Military Intelligence Service members in Occupied Japan.
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Walter Tadao Oka visiting Kyoto and the Imperial Palace during his military service in Occupied Japan. One image is missing from the album page.
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Walter Tadao Oka visiting Kyoto during his military service in Occupied Japan.
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Touring different buildings with fellow Military Intelligence Service members in Occupied Japan.
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Walter Tadao Oka exploring Yokohama during the Occupation of Japan
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Touring different buildings with fellow Military Intelligence Service members in Occupied Japan.
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Touring different buildings with fellow Military Intelligence Service members in Occupied Japan.
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Touring different buildings with fellow Military Intelligence Service members in Occupied Japan.
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Touring different buildings with fellow Military Intelligence Service members in Occupied Japan.
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Various buildings in Tokyo during the Allied Occupation of Japan
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Imperial Palace grounds.
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Imperial Palace grounds.
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General Douglas MacArthur at General Headquarters, Dai-ichi Building in Tokyo Japan. Commander Head Quarters patch (blue flag with yellow text). Eighth Army, US Army Pacific patch (red with white "x")
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Cover of an album containing photographs taken by MIS veteran Walter Tadao Oka. Cover has been customized with Oka's name, Japanese cities: Kyoto, Osaka, Sasebo, Tokyo and patches, including the 8th Army of the Pacific patch. His military…
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Nisei role in helping the local government
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Nisei role in helping the local government
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Nisei role in helping the local government
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Nisei role in helping the local government
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More earthquake damage
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Fukui City and Honshu - earthquake disaster
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Hario Jima
2nd half: City of Sasebo, Kyushu
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Hario Jima Repatriation Center. Repatriates from Southeast Asia
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Hario Jima assignment. Lower right: my aunt. Kyushu
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Another panoramic view of Hario Jima
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Kyoto snow and a panoramic view of Hario Jima
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Moji Arsenal, Tokyo, language school, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Lake Biwako
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Cold December off Inchon, Korea. Arrival at Yokohama Harbor, Japan. Mt. Fuji and what is left of Yokohama
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Leaving Honolulu Harbor
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Amakusa Island - Kumamoto - Ken borading the S.S. Weigel off to Japan from Hawaii
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Kumamoto City- Suizenji Koen picnic with Nisei repatriates. Hot springs
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Kumamoto City cherry blossoms
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Kagoshima City
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Hot springs village in mountain
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Continuation of village visits
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Suizenji Park with Nisei repatriates. Below: agricultural expert visit to villages.
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Kumamoto City and visit to Suizenji Park
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Kumamoto City. 3 month temporary duty with the military government. Castle, Billet.
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Hario Jima, Sasebo City, and a visit to Fukuoka City
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Top: visit to Miyajima with cousins
Below: Hario Jima
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Relatives in Hiroshima: Uncle Nagashima Family, Cousin Inouye, and Kageta Family in Hiroshima City
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Hiroshima City en route to visit my relatives north of the city. Top Right: my cousins on Miyajima
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Visit to Obama, a resort town north of Maizuru, where we rested
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Visit to Obama, a resort town north of Maizuru, where we rested
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Cherry Blossom - Miyazu
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Summer trip to Miyazu and Amanohashidate
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Continuation of tour. Snowfall en route from Kyoto, Shimonoseki, Kokuru, and Kyushu
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To and from Taira Reptriation Center. Tour of naval base in Naka Maizuru where a destroyer was fitted for repatriation to Russia.
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En route by boat to Taira Repatriation Center of Higashi Maizuru. Interrogation activities of Prisoners of War (POWs) from Russia.
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Our "home" life
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Former Naval Base. Our camp in Naka Maizuru. Members of the 354th, 355th, and 356th HQ Intelligence Detachments.
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Maizuru Harbor in Naka Maizuru and Hiashi Maizuru, Kyoto-Fu, Japan
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Oka discusses more about his experiences in Occupied Japan. He details about his family and how he ended up in Ohio. Oka also discusses about the Varsity Victory Volunteers (VVV), Aikido, and his name and citizenship.

Oka, a native of Hawaii, describes witnessing the attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent government and military presence in his family's home, including the monitoring of his brother's shortwave radio and the FBI's interest in his knowledge of…

Oka discusses his observations while in Occupied Japan. He details about his interactions with Japanese citizens. Oka also discusses his work with the Military Intelligence Service.
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Scan of Walter Oka's temporary blue pass given by the 35th Infantry Regiment
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Scan of Walter Tadao Oka's Permanent Curfew Pass from the 35th Infantry Regiment given on 09/10/1948
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Photo of a small village by the sea
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Photo of soldiers and a family sitting in a park
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Photo of Walter Tadao Oka posing in front of a lake
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Photo of soldiers sitting on a dirt path at a base
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Photograph of soldiers sitting on a boat. The photograph has some sort of glitch that makes it appear anaglyph (3D)
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Photo of a village by the lake and mountain
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Photo of soldiers sitting on top of roof of boat on a lake with mountains and a village in the background
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Photo of soldiers sitting around on a boat
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Photo of soldiers sitting in a line, some looking at the camera
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Photo of soldiers lounging and talking on a foggy dock
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Photo of a brick building with cars parked in front of it
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Photo of a brick building surrounded by trees
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Photo of a small village near a lake with mountains in the background
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Unblurry photograph of a lake with buildings along the way
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Photo of a blurry village by the lake
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Photo of a rocky riverbed
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Photo of a railroad running alongside a river
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Photo of a rushing river surrounded by trees and rocks
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Photo of large temple with people walking in and out
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