Nippon

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Booklet containing images of some of the geographical, cultural, and industrial features of Japan intended to attract tourists to the country and its territories. The booklet contains information about the Japanese mainland, Taiwan, Korea, and Manchuria. Among the subjects included in the photos are Japanese architecture, education, festivals, arts and music, sports and recreational activities, and travel options between locations within the Japanese Empire.

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34 p. ; 26 cm.

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Japanese Board of Tourist Industry 1939~/1940~.

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Booklet containing images of some of the geographical, cultural, and industrial features of Japan intended to attract tourists to the country and its territories. The booklet contains information about the Japanese mainland, Taiwan, Korea, and Manchuria. Among the subjects included in the photos are Japanese architecture, education, festivals, arts and music, sports and recreational activities, and travel options between locations within the Japanese Empire.

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34 p. ; 26 cm.

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Japanese Board of Tourist Industry. Nippon, book, 1939~/1940~; Tokyo, Japan. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1679693/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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