https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/ddce5497-f400-4556-9b8a-98ef65a80f9d Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com One of a series of extraordinary home movies shot in Occupied Japan immediately after WWII, this film shows a visit to the Kegon Waterfall, scenery at Lake Chūzenji, and the Grand Courtship Toshugo Nikko Festival festival. The man who filmed these was a Harvard graduate ('43) and U.S. Army Intelligence Officer named Robert Ryan. Ryan may have very well worked for the OSS, although it's not clear. He definitely worked as an instructor at the U.S. Army's AFFE Intelligence School, and toured Vietnam in the early 1960s to conduct strategic vulnerability surveys. These films dates to the period July 1947-May 1951, when Ryan served in the Department of Defense in the Geographic Branch, Theater Intelligence Division, Far East Command. During this time he served in Occupied Japan and in the Korean theater. (The date of this film is approximately 1949 -- but could be as late as 1951.) The film begins with b&w images of a tour guide waving a flag to a group of tourists. They are visiting a temple complex, probably the Toshogu Shrine, a magnificent memorial in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. This is a memorial to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, which ruled Japan for over 250 years until 1868. At (:48), a sign in English and Japanese at the Kegon Waterfall. This feature is located at Lake Chūzenji in Nikkō National Park near the city of Nikkō. The falls is seen at (1:37) and following. At (2:05) small boats are seen, most likely on Lake Chūzenji. At (2:56) a luxury automobile with three Anglo occupants slogs through deep mud on a dirt road. At (2:50), POV shots from a boat on the lake. At (4:56), another waterfall is shown, possibly the lower area of the Kegon Gorge. At (6:02), additional shots of Kegon Waterfall. At (6:32), b&w footage of what appear to be American cars on a dirt road. At (7:06) they cross a bridge in the countryside. At (7:32), a festival is shown. This is probably the Grand Courtship Toshugo Nikko Festival, held on 17 & 18 May every year in honour of the Tokugawa clan, under whose 260-year rule Japan’s culture flourished. At (7:42) a dragon moves through the festival, followed by a procession of Samurai (8:04). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqcrrrS_JPY Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:30:45 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/ddce5497-f400-4556-9b8a-98ef65a80f9d All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.