Tokyo;Japan

Rows of ripening barley near Ueno Park in northern Tokyo. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "A ripening field of barley planted in rows about 12 inches apart in the flood plain of a small stream along the edge of Ueno park, northern Tokyo. The low hill capped by trees marks the edge of the park."

Bomb-damaged building being rebuilt, with bamboo scaffolding surrounding the outside walls. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The mats of rice straw and the scaffolding of bamboo poles around a bomb-damaged building right next to the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo. Some of the larger mats are of bamboo canes. Scaffolding is fastened together with rope made from rice straw."

The pool and gardens in front of the entrance to the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The little courtyard and pool before the entrance to the Imperial Hotel."

American soldiers and Japanese people waiting on outside steps see General Douglas MacArthur exit the Dai Ichi Building, headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Forces. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The usual crowd of Japanese nations and American soldiers waiting before the Dai Ichi Building to see General MacArthur go to lunch in the early afternoon. A rickshaw is passing before the building."

Five-story pagoda of the Kan’ei-ji Temple in Ueno Park, with a kagura-den stage beside it. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "A pagoda-like tower which seems to be part of a Shinto shrine in Ueno Park, with a man in Japanese dress and another part of the building in the foreground."

A gate to the outer grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "One of the gates to the outer grounds about the Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan, as seen from the outside of the moat."

General Douglas MacArthur leaving the Dai Ichi building, headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Forces, in Tokyo. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The crowd and the Cadillac as MacArthur leaves."

Two giraffes at the Ueno Zoo. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "A pair of giraffes in one of the cages in the zoo at Ueno Park."

Grocery stand at Ginza, with seafood and vegetables on display. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The open front of a grocery along Ginza Street with fish, the principal item in stock, even up on the awning. Besides seafood, there were also some vegetables and fruit."

The Hibaya Theater in Tokyo, with American soldiers walking across the street in the foreground. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "A theater in the modern architectural style a few blocks from the southeast corner of the moat, Tokyo."