"The Kami Shibai-- 'paper show' or 'ice cream theater.' An institution especially found in rural Japan, now gone. The children belong to Minase... and they go naked all summer long because they jump in and out of the bay from the very edge of the seawall. The scene here is taken from the very edge of the seawall, looking inland, with the roofs of the densely-packed houses in the background. (The katakana syllabic letters on the box spell out the name of a popular ice cream bar)."

From: Bennett, John W. Doing Photography and Social Research in the Allied Occupation of Japan, 1948-1951: A Personal and Professional Memoir. Portfolio 11, Image No. 235, http://library.osu.edu/sites/rarebooks/japan/2_11_photos.html (10 January 2006).