Japan, 1951: Traditional New Year's Day visit to local temple
Dublin Core
Title
Japan, 1951: Traditional New Year's Day visit to local temple
Subject
Daily Life-Celebrations; Religions-Buddhism; Social Customs
Description
On New Year's Day (Oshogatsu), it is traditional to go to a local temple, to pray for health and good fortune in the coming year.
The images in the Rinden Kanost Collection were all taken by Arthur Rinden and conserved by his daughter, Margaret Kanost, and her husband, Richard.The material is presented here through the generosity of Margaret Kanost. -- Please see images ecasia000573 and ecasia000574 for detailed information regarding this set of images and about the collection, as a whole. -- Editorial assistant: Marcus Davis. Collection Librarian: Amy Bryant. Please send comments or content corrections to Michael Thiedeman, Professor of Art, Earlham College, Richmond, IN 47374 USA. email address: mikethiedeman@mac.com
Date
1951
Contributor
Rinden, Arthur O.
Earlham College
Rights
Material may be used for educational, non-commercial purposes only, in accordance with Fair Use policies. Acknowledgement to be given to the IDEAS Project, to Earlham College, and to the photographer. Arthur O. Rinden estate retains copyright.
Relation
ecasia000573 and ecasia000574
Format
Image/jpeg
Type
Still image
Identifier
ecasia000545
ecasia_a_000545
Coverage
Japan
Japan - Showa 1926 - 1989
Kanto (region), Tokyo (metropolis)
1001032
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
831 w x 1200 h, 150 ppi
Files
Collection
Citation
“Japan, 1951: Traditional New Year's Day visit to local temple,” ASIANetwork IDEAS Project, accessed October 22, 2026, https://ideasproject.org/items/show/1356.