Ueno Kōen (Tokyo, Japan);Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952;Tokyo (Japan)--Capital and capitol

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."

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."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Modest Japanese home under construction in the Ueno Park section, north Tokyo. The studdings are 2x2 inch pieces, there is a bark covering on the roof, and there is a "backplastering" of mud and rice straw on a wickerwork of bamboo canes. The house will be covered with boards (1/4 or 1/2 inch) and may or may not have tile placed on the roof."

A field of rice paddies and a corner of a house under construction, with a backplastering of mud and rice straw on a wickerwork of bamboo canes, in the Ueno Park section of northern Tokyo. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Corner of the house shown in G30 with rice paddies immediately beyond it and some of the office buildings and stores of the Ueno Park section in the distance."

Five-story pagoda of the Kan’ei-ji Temple in Ueno Park behind trees. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The upper part of the tower shown in G33 from another point of view; this is now taken over by pigeons."