"A family on a visit to a local shrine festival. Most neighborhoods in the cities had--and still have--shrines which have an annual schedule of festivals and celebrations. The little girl is holding a bamboo good-luck wand, with its hanging colorful souvenirs and good luck charms. In the background can be seen the temporary booths which sell various articles and objects commemorating the particular shrine deity or the festival."

From: Bennett, John W.. "Doing Photography and Social Research in the Allied Occupation of Japan, 1948-1951: A Personal and Professional Memoir." Accessed 2006 April 12 on the World Wide Web at http//www.lib.ohio-state.edu/sites/
rarebooks/japan/2_7_ photos.html.