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Amakusa Island - Kumamoto - Ken borading the S.S. Weigel off to Japan from Hawaii

Leaving Honolulu Harbor

Cold December off Inchon, Korea. Arrival at Yokohama Harbor, Japan. Mt. Fuji and what is left of Yokohama

Moji Arsenal, Tokyo, language school, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Lake Biwako

Kyoto snow and a panoramic view of Hario Jima

Another panoramic view of Hario Jima

Hario Jima assignment. Lower right: my aunt. Kyushu

Hario Jima Repatriation Center. Repatriates from Southeast Asia

Hario Jima
2nd half: City of Sasebo, Kyushu

Fukui City and Honshu - earthquake disaster

More earthquake damage

Nisei role in helping the local government

Nisei role in helping the local government

Nisei role in helping the local government

Nisei role in helping the local government

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…

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")

Imperial Palace grounds.

Imperial Palace grounds.

Various buildings in Tokyo during the Allied Occupation of Japan

Touring different buildings with fellow Military Intelligence Service members in Occupied Japan.

Touring different buildings with fellow Military Intelligence Service members in Occupied Japan.

Touring different buildings with fellow Military Intelligence Service members in Occupied Japan.

Touring different buildings with fellow Military Intelligence Service members in Occupied Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka exploring Yokohama during the Occupation of Japan

Touring different buildings with fellow Military Intelligence Service members in Occupied Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka visiting Kyoto during his military service in Occupied Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka visiting Kyoto and the Imperial Palace during his military service in Occupied Japan. One image is missing from the album page.

Visiting Kyoto and sightseeing with fellow Military Intelligence Service members in Occupied Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka with family while serving in Occupied Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka in Kyoto during his military service in Occupied Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka in Kyoto during his military service in Occupied Japan. One image is missing from the album page.

Walter Tadao Oka in Kyoto during his military service in Occupied Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka in Kyoto during his military service in Occupied Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka in Kyoto during his military service in Occupied Japan

A photograph of Osaka Castle in Osaka, Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka traveling through Occupied Japan during military service and stopping in Osaka

Walter Tadao Oka and fellow soldiers in Osaka during military service in Occupied Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka and fellow soldiers in Osaka during military service in Occupied Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka during his military service in Occupied Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka at the military facilities in Osaka, Japan during his military service in Occupied Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka at the military facilities in Osaka, Japan during his military service in Occupied Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka during his military service in Occupied Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka during his military service in Occupied Japan

Walter Tadao Oka seeing the Takarazuka Revue

Kobe, Japan city images. One photograph with "Hirohito car" written on it, possibly the Emperor of Japan.

Photos of Kobe, Japan's cityscape from above the city.

Nara Park in Nara, Japan

The city of Nara and Nara Park in Japan.

Feeding deer in Nara Park in Nara, Japan

Kasuga Shrine in Nara, Japan

Kasuga Shrine in Nara, Japan

Kasuga Shrine in Nara, Japan

North Maizuru Port. Text at the bottom of the image depicts the pole having a welcome message, "we welcome you who have suffered so much."

Military service during the Occupation of Japan. Walter Tadao Oka and other Japanese American soldiers on a boat. Lieutenant Caldwell, medical doctor looking over expatriates on a ship. One image missing from the page

Military service during the Occupation of Japan. Expatriates on ship and in barracks.

Military service during the Occupation of Japan. Expatriates being examined by Lieutenant Caldwell on a ship. One image is missing from the page. Written note on the page-- identifying Lieutenant Caldwell.

Military service during the Occupation of Japan. Likely expatriates returning from abroad and preparing for interrogation. Japanese written in English letters, likely a translation of a pole captured in one of the images, possibly a welcome message.

Military service during the Occupation of Japan. Trucks and barracks captured in the images, possible interrogation activities.

At Nikko National Park during military service in Occupied Japan.

At Nikko National Park during military service in Occupied Japan.

Tokyo during the Allied Occupation of Japan. Several buildings in the city, including RTO Tokyo Central and Tokyo PX (general store).

Photos of different areas of Japan during the Allied Occupation. Most photographs are likely in Tokyo, including the National Diet building.

Meiji University, likely in Tokyo.

The U.S. Army Summer Olympics during the Allied Occupation of Japan.

The U.S. Army Summer Olympics during the Allied Occupation of Japan

The U.S. Army Summer Olympics during the Allied Occupation of Japan and Nikko Imperial Bridge.

Town of Nikko, Japan during the Allied Occupation of Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka in Japan during the Allied Occupation.

Japan during the Allied Occupation.

Japan during the Allied Occupation.

Yokohama, Japan

Japan during the Allied Occupation

Japan during the Allied Occupation.

Fuji-Hakone National Park.

Images of Mount Fuji.

Maizuru Barracks and Mount Fuji.

Walter Tadao Oka, along with his fellow soldiers during the Occupation of Japan

Walter Tadao Oka and a female companion in Kinosaki, Hyogo, Japan. One image is missing from the album page.

Walter Tadao Oka and companions traveling through Japan during the Allied Occupation. One photograph is missing from the album page.

Walter Tadao Oka and companions traveling through Japan during the Allied Occupation. Two images of young Japanese women, possibly dancers.

Kegon Falls in Nikko, Japan.

Traveling to Miyazu from Maizuru.

Amanohashidate- one of Japan's three scenic views. It is generally viewed from a sandbar in Miyazu Bay in Kyoto.

American military facilities in Maizuru, Japan.

Playing football and tennis.

Daily routine and duties while serving during the Allied Occupation of Japan.

Service duties during the Allied Occupation of Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka and his fellow soldiers during the Allied Occupation of Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka and his fellow soldiers during the Allied Occupation of Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka and his fellow soldiers and military personnel during the Allied Occupation of Japan.

Walter Tadao Oka and his fellow soldiers serving during the Allied Occupation of Japan.

Cherry blossoms at Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto, Japan. Four photographs missing from page.

Cherry blossoms and Kyoto.

Sights and attractions around Japan, including Kyoto and Miyajima ("Shrine Island"), the popular name for Itsukushima.

Sights and attractions around Japan with a fellow soldier.

Nagasaki. Industrial buildings, railroad tracks.

Nagasaki. Street views.

Traveling to Unzen Resort in Unzen, Japan.

Unzen Hot Springs, with the note that a volcano destroyed the site in the 1950s.