Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952;Kamakura-shi (Japan)

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Brown seaweed spread out to dry on the beach at Kamakura, Japan among the small boats and bathers."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "One of the Japanese buses in which we rode around the city, before a souvenir shop in Kamakura, Japan. This has a carbon monoxide generator mounted on the rear to provide fuel for the motor."

The carbon monoxide generator of one of the buses at Kamakura, Japan. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Rear view of a bus at the beach at Kamakura to show the generator used to produce carbon monoxide and other gases from charcoal and wood waste to power the bus."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Little buckets and potted plant sprinklers made by the Japanese out of discarded Blue Ribbon beer cans, for sale, chiefly to American tourists, in a small shop in Kamakura, Japan."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Roofs of Kamakura between the temple of the Goddess of Mercy and the beach to show thatch, tile, and a lack of paint. The headland beyond the arm of the bay that appears in the picture consists of volcanic ash that closely resembles loess."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The beach at Kamakura, Japan with brown seaweed in small stacks covered by mats of rice straw. Some areas of seaweed spread out to dry appear in the middle distance. The dried seaweed is used in soups and stews chiefly but may also be cooked as we cook asparagus. Beyond the beach lies an upland in which road and railroad cuts stand vertically in the volcanic ash, as happens in loess."