TRAVEL. A journey from London to Japan on the SS Haruna Mari operated by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha line (Japan Mail Steamship Co.); followed by scenes in Japan.

Main title (4). "Great Japan" (10). Liverpool Street Station, passengers board trains (dark pictures) (17-37). The ship's cabin staff on deck (43-52). Passengers, Japanese and European, embark on ship via gangplank (64); passengers walk along the deck passing the staff (67); HAS of passengers embarking (79); and walking along deck (83). Iris shot of flag indicating about to sail? (89). CU funnel and steam whistle which blows (103). CU captain (Japanese) on bridge (112). HAS of the bow as the ship is at sea (128). Sailors on deck clearing ropes (137). Second class passengers on open deck enjoying a game of deck quoits; a small boy rides a tricycle past them; HAS of men playing shove quoits (192). View of exterior part of first class decks of the ship (185-198). LS Cape Finisterre (201-216). Gibraltar seen through the rigging and mast of the ship (220-228). Captain and officers on bridge (231-244). Closer view of Gibraltar (no rigging) (254). Coming into harbour; the quarantine launch can be seen approaching the ship (289). HAS as the launch comes alongside the ship (296-321). The pilot comes aboard and is escorted to the bridge where he greets the captain (355). The company tender, SS Albert (registered in Glasgow), comes alongside for passengers disembarking at Gibraltar (382). Deck shots of goods being unloaded from the tender; passengers embark; the Albert sails off to Gibraltar, seen in the background (448). View of Gibraltar (468). Dropping the pilot; the pilot climbing down ladder jumps onto launch (491). Final view of Gibraltar (499). Passengers seated in deck chairs (501-509). The sun setting over the Mediteranean sea (527). Approaching Marseilles; liner seen at sea with coastline in background. Picking up the French pilot; the launch comes alongside and the pilot boards (572). Views of the port showing ships and the town (581-627). The Nippon Yusen Kaisha dock (632). Passengers boarding (641-656). Pan left of the old harbour and town (665). The Nippon Yusen Kaisha office building (699). A formal square and public building (713). The Opera Municipal building (722). The race-course - no crowds or racing seen - only a training race (747). The racehorses leaving the course (768). Carriages followed by the racehorses passing along a road (789). ELS Chateau Borély built 1767, now a museum (793-802). A lake and summer house in Borély Park (814). HAS of the crowded central market (819-827). Longchamps Palace - fountain scene (843). Pan from the new docks to the Cathedral (849-882). View of Fort Saint Jean (893). The suspension transport bridge (not working) with Notre Dame de la Garde in the background (901-915). Street scenes: a busy interconnetion of narrow roads; and alleyway with washing hanging from apartments (952). Travelling shot leaving France - a headland with a tower can be seen (971). HS of bow crashing through the sea (976-990). Captain on the bridge checking the course (1002). Noonday observations with sextant; three officers including the captain take measurements; five officers taking measurements (1061). A seaman checks the speed of the ship from a gauge which is connected to a wire dragged in the sea behind the ship (1107). The seaman communicates his findings to the bridge by means of a piped mouthpiece on the deck (1126). MCU radio operator (1143). Seaman posts the `Radio Press' news sheet; three passengers examine it (1173). A tug pulling two small steamers (1178-1188). The children's corner: HAS of children seated on deck with their mothers (1198). Fire drill by the crew; crew run to fire stations and set up fire hoses which they direct out to sea (1324). Safety equipment includes smoke helmets; two seamen demonstrate the helmets which are operated by handpumps (1353). Lifeboat drill: the crew, wearing life-jackets, rush to their stations and swing out the lifeboats; roll call is taken of the crew; the lifeboats are swung back in; the captain inspects the passengers wearing life-jackets on the deck (1509). A passenger looks through a pair of binoculars (1513-1516). Pan of Naples showing San Martino Castle (1527-1540). Harum Maru (name seen) docked (1552). Passengers on deck arrange a sightseeing tour with a Thomas Cook representative. The man wears a hat which reads `[Thomas] Cook & Sons' (1566). A launch takes passengers to the dockside where they disembark (1613). Fleets of cars carrying the tourists leave the dockside (1632). LS of a government building. The intertitle refers to `Fascisti' in their unique black shirts (1638-1649); closer view of the building, a number of uniformed guards stand outside the gateway but do not seem to be wearing the black shirts (1652). Scenes in the Via Guglielmo (1668). The Porta Capuana; carts and pedestrians pass in front of the old gateway to the city (1698). A street in a poor quarter of the city (1719). A street in the business sector (1737). Pan of townscape to Mount Vesuvius (1771). A street famed for its flower sellers (1804). Pan right along the front of the Royal Palace (1827). Views of San Martino Castle (1848). The church of San Francesco di Paolo (1881). Travelling shot leaving Naples showing views of Mount Vesuvius, other ships, sailing ships and harbour walls (1945). "End of part two" (1947).

Rl. 2. Harbour scene at Port Said showing oriental building, dockside and barge (6-14). LS the docked Haruna Mari, cargo is unloaded (27). HAS of two barges alongside the liner. The barges are loaded with packed rubble(?) which is loaded into baskets and carried aboard by labourers (80). Native fishing craft docked in the harbour (83-97). Iris shot of the statue of Fedinand de Lesseps at the entrance to the harbour (105-114). Iris shot and pan along Palm Beach at Port Said (117-138). Government House and Government Square (1341-154). The Egyptian Tribunal (156-177). The new Mosque of Abbaspac (179-193). Native street scenes (196-204). Travelling shot of a dredger operating in the Suez Canal (211-221). Travelling shot of the canal (227). Taking on board another pilot at Ismailia (232-273). Travelling shot of the Suez Canal Company's hospital (277-289). Travelling shot of the island of Gare-de-Geneffe (293-317). Passing the liner D'Artagnan (325-372). Arrival at Port Tewfik; travelling shot of the town at sunset (pictures very dark) (374-418). Travelling shot of the War Monument to the Indian Expeditionary Force (seen only in silhouette - filmed at night) (425-442). In the Red Sea; passing islands referrred to as the `Two Brothers' - a lighthouse is seen on one of the islands (448-486). Passengers enjoying deck games (494-533); passengers swimming in a swimming tank erected for them (539-585). ELS travelling shot of Perim Island (586-598). Colombo, Ceylon [Sri Lanka]: The liner S.S. Suwa Maru docked at Colombo harbour making steam ready to depart for London (604-616). York Street (621-634). Chetty Temple in Sea Street (646-671); closer view of the architectural detail - with writing `Shanmuoavilas' (682). Native street scenes (686-715). Views of Gordon Gardens (723-746). Queen's House, official residence of the Governor - gateway only seen (753-768). Christ Church (779-793); and the first Christian church established in Colombo (802). Iris shot of hotel by palm-fringed beach (806-821). The Harumu Mari docked (828-832). Travelling shot leaving Colombo harbour (871). Singapore: travelling shot of islands to Singapore harbour (884-912). Welcoming crowds at Tanjong Pagar wharf (920-930). Passengers disembark (950). The Town Hall and theatre (959-972). The monument to Sir Stamford Raffles (982-990). The Cricket Club seen from St Anderson Bridge (994-1006). A traffic policeman demonstrates a traffic control device: he pulls strings which move levers up and down on his back indicating traffic flow (1027). St Andrew's Cathedral (1029-1038). Raffles Place - a large square with parked cars and office buildings (1053-1061); the offices of Nippon Yusen Kaisha (1066). Hock Lam St and the open-air food stalls (1072-1087); closer view of food stall as ricksaw driver eats (1095). Scenes at the Ohkura Rubber Estate including MS tapping for rubber (1146). View of Connaught Drive and the harbour (1155-1176). "End of part three" (1179). Scenes in Hong Kong: pan of Victoria harbour (1192). Connaught Road; dock in foreground and Nippon Yusen Kaisha office buildings on street (1194-1216). Lines of rickshaws and sedan chairs outside the office building (1223-1241). The War Memorial (1249-1262). The Supreme Court of Justice building (1273-1287). Views of the docks and harbour from Victoria Peak (1297-1306). Happy Valley horse racecourse (1309-1321). The `Old Harbour' of Hong Kong - filled with junks (1331-1342). Pan of Repulse Bay (1351-1363). Scenes in Shanghai: travelling shot passing the Chinwang Public Jetty (1367-1375). Travelling shot of the SS Nagasaki Maru - a China-Japan express liner (1385-1395). LS View of the harbour with small craft, merchant ships and a grouping of three (?) battleships (1400-1417). The Haruna Maru coming alongside and disembarkation of passengers (1423-1452). Scenes on The Bund: traffic by a monument with an angel on top (1458-1471); the Nippon Yusen Kaisha office building (1490); further street scenes on The Bund with all kinds of traffic including trams (1522). The Nagasaki Maru leaving the dockside, streamers being thrown and farewells made (1526-1546); the Nagasaki Maru leaving Shanghai (1590). Travelling shot from the Nagasaki Maru as she steams through the Inland Sea passing numerous islands (1600-1622); deck scenes, passengers strolling, seaman cleaning brass fittings (1666). Interior of the Garden Café on the ship - mainly European passengers (1704). Travelling shots of islands (1750). Arrival in Kobe, Nagasaki Maru docks (1759-1778). Large public building, possibly the railway station (1805). Typical Kobe street scene - no traffic (1819). The arrival of the Haruma Maru, docking and disembarkation (1911). Kyoto - scenes in Maruyama park: a steep set of steps with gateways (1923-1955). The Kiyomizu Temple (1968); interior views of same (1985). A bridge with a pagoda on it (2000). Stepping stone over a stream (1007). A Japanese wedding: the bride and groom pose for the camera with the family - all male (2014-2035); the bride and groom (2047). The arrival of the wedding presents; the presents are escorted by the best man, they are carried by porters in a long procession in the street. Each porter carries a cloth covered box which is carried by means of a pole balanced on his shoulders (2082). The Gold Pavilion built 1397 - no location given (2104-2125). A pine tree said to be over 530 years old and called `The Ship on Land' (2133-2146). A religious procession in a street - trams pass to the right (2155-2212). Tea growing: LS of the the plantation, the tea is grown under straw-woven screens held up by poles; LS and MS of tea pickers - all women, picking tea (2302). Three men pose with photograph. The photograph is of Edward, Prince of Wales (later Duke of Windsor) on his Japanese Tour in 1925. One of the men is probably Mr Fukuda who entertained the Prince at his gardens in Uji, a suburb of Kyoto [See GREAT JAPAN: Rl. 3. 2048-2091] (2309-2316).

Rl. 3. Rice cultivation: Pan over paddy fields and Japanese landscape (11-25). LS a woman sowing the rice in the flooded fields using a wooden contraption with a small waist-high trough and long pipes for the seed to fall into the mud (37-51). A paddy field filled with scarecrows (57-64). Iris shot of a crow in a tree (72-80); MS of a scarecrow - a branch shaped like a snake on a pole (85). MS Professor Jigoro Kano - the developer of Judo (101-110). At the police headquarters in Kyoto, police cadets stand around a judo mat. Two men give a demonstration of judo (115-212); around twelve men give a demonstration of judo (229-302). The Sword Ceremony (performed at the same location): a cadet dressed as a Samurai performs the ceremony - he walks onto the judo mat, kneels and bows to his sword then replaces it at his side. He then performs a series of moves with the sword ((313-408). Two Samurai perform a ritualised sword fight (414-537); a demonstration of kendo ((555-589). Shooting the rapids on the river Ozu (described in the intertitles as the Hozu): embarking on the large square wooden boats at the boat station at Yamamotoham (600-624). Travelling shots of the river, bank and other boats as they journey down the river (807). Foresters standing on the river bank by a fire having a break, other men tie rafts of timber together on the river; the rafts being transported on the river (815-894). Further travelling shots of shooting the rapids (905). Travelling shot from the train with views of the river (917-932). Further travelling shots from the boats (943); from train (969); from the river as a train passes in the background (983); further travelling shots from the boats (1071). "End of Part Five" (1074). The Aoi Festival in Kyoto established in 540AD. Crowds waiting for the festival to begin (1093-1101); the festival begins at the Imperial Palace; dignitaries and police gather at a gate (1110-1119); the ceremonial procession begins; a man on horseback leads the procession of Shinto priests and samurai; the Imperial Palanquin pulled by royal oxen; the Emperor is represented by an Imperial Messenger riding on horseback and dressed in black, accompanied by a bodyguard of royal archers; state umbrellas decorated with flowers; view along the procession as it proceeds along a wide avenue to a distant gateway; the watching crowds disperse (1337).

Rl. 4. A monument to two heroic brothers of the twelfth century and a maiden who was in love with one of the brothers. Two carved pillars stand side-by-side - in front is another carved pillar representing the maiden. Three Japanese men read a sign by the monument, take off their caps, and bow (17-31). Pan Lake Hakone (43-50); Hakone village (61). The landscape with every scrap of land under cultivation (70-86). Village scenes; a rough track, houses, a man pushing a hand cart (93-103). Pan of Tokyo from the roof of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha office; pan left from the Central Railway Station (111-133). Exterior view of the office (intertwined NYK above the doorways) (153); view of the corner of the office showing the wide road and little traffic (164). A red brick building on the corner of a street (177). A wide street with little traffic (185). The Imperial Theatre ((199); closer view of entrance to same (206). Street scenes of traffic including trams (235). Part of the moat complex surrounding the Imperial Palace (242). Views of the Niju-bashi (Double Bridge) leading into the Palace (279). LS Akasaka Palace (Crown Prince's Palace) based on Versailles (291); closer view (298); MS intricate iron work showing the Imperial crest of the chrysanthemum (306). Scenes in Hibiya Park (?): two children chase geese into a lake (327); views of the gardens (347). Gardeners at work (351-359); a flower market (?) by the side of a road (364-373). Park scenes with spring blossom (393). Street scenes: traffic, including trams pass a busy intersection with traffic policemen on duty (448). Entrance to the Kabuki-za theatre (459); pan left down street showing paper lanterns each with the name of an actor who has appeared at the theatre; market, shop stalls in Asakusa (486). A newspaper seller shaking bells to attract attention - they are not allowed to shout (492). A corner of a busy street with cars, pedestrians and trams, another newspaper seller can be seen (502). Scenes at Gofuku Bridge over the Sumida river; cars, trams and pedestrians cross the bridge; other views of the bridge showing the modern city in the background and the old city of wooden buildings along the river banks (529); closer view of bridge and traffic (539). Nikko train station: a train (No. 28696) pulls into the station; passengers disembark (571). The railway station entrance (?) pan across square to waiting trams as passengers climb aboard (591). Cryptomeria Avenue - established in 1648: - a tree-lined road with a cyclist and a man carrying a large, loaded yoke (609-629). Scenes at Imaichi village: the entrance - gateway - to the village with cherry blossom in flower; further views of cherry blossom (643-676); views of the village; children and an adult standing outside a house; village street with mule pack (688-711). Views of the Sacred Red bridge (720-739); the gates firmly shut over the bridge, as people walk past, only envoys of the Emperor are allowed to use the bridge (756). The Abbot's garden; view of garden, house and cherry blossom (800). Entrance along the cryptomerias avenue to the entrance to the Shinto shrine at Nikko; pilgrims climb stairs to the entrance (846); the Nio-mon gateway; interior view as the gateway is opened (881). The Sacred Stable famous for its carvings of the three wise monkeys (887-902); CU of the carving (907-914); the Temple Treasure Houses; people walk through the courtyard including three Europeans (917-931). LS Yomei-mon - the Sunrise-till-Dark gate - with steps leading up (958); closer view of the gateway (976). An elaborate bronze lantern (985-994). The main gate into the Iemitsu Temple (1002-1016); HAS looking down into a courtyard showing a building housing a granite water basin used by pilgrims to purify themselves (1028-1042); interior of the small building as two men wash and drink from the large basin (dark picture) (1067). A line of bronze lanterns; closer view (1089). The tomb of Iemitsu of the 3rd Tokugawa Shogunate (1113-1122); same from another angle; two men approach the bronze gates (1134). MS the bronze gates with Sanscrit inscription (1146). "End of Part Seven" (1150). Gamman-ga-fuchi on the Daiya River; a European couple on the rocks by the river (1158-1202). A Buddhist shrine: a long line of lichen-covered Buddhas referred to as Amida and Jizo on a low wall overlooking the river (1213-1233). View of the river (1244). The Urum-ga-taki - Falling Mist cascade (1254-1302). Kengamine Ridge (1309-1319). A mountain - Triangle Mountain (?) (1329). Gateway to the mountain, a rickshaw passes (1340). A trip to Hokkaido on the train-ferry from Aomori to Hokodate: the train-ferry docked - the name of the ship, Matsumae Mau, can be seen (1355); the stern of the ship showing the entrance for the trains (1368). Travelling shot from the ferry as it pulls away from the dock; a few bystanders and officials wave off the ferry (1383); the rail link to the ferry as the ferry pulls away; leaving the harbour (1390). Sapporo: street scene with a tram (1405-1415). Commonwealth Avenue and the statue of Count Kuroda founder of the city (1424-1431). Cherry Blossom Avenue in Maruyama Park looking to Triangle Mountain (1430-1441); further views of Maruyama Park, two women with a child walk through the park; three girls (in European dress) play in the park running around trees (1476). Views of Nagara river at Gifu (1490-1512). The fishing cormorants of Gifu; petting the birds, placing a ring around their necks to stop them swallowing larger fish; the fishermen using the birds to catch the fish (1742). The Ainu: MS an Ainu man and woman; the man holds a bear's (?) head covered with plaited string (1752). Closer view of the head (1753). A dog and bear cub play; closer view of the tethered bear (1875). The man holds the cub (1783). Ainu men stand behind a row of kneeling women. The men are dressed in a mixture of European and traditional costume. The chief give instructions and hands out bows and arrows. The women, all in traditional dress, begin chanting and clapping the Bear Song (1831). The men walkig through woodland. A small bear is caught by a rope trap, it strugles to free itself. The men hold onto the ropes as the bear struggles. Dragging the bear through the woodland (1948). Women perform the Bear Dance (2003). MS of two of the women, which shows their costume and tatto around one of the women's lips (2013). Pan of Tokyo City with the Central Railway Station in the centre (2034-2058). Platform in Tokyo Central station where people board the Limited Express to Yokohama (2104). The train (No. 28978) pulls out of the sation (2126); travelling shot from the train as it pulls away from platform (2151). At Yokohama, the liner Korea Maru docked at the quayside - destination San Francisco (2165). Passengers embark (2175-2186). The ship leaves port to tickertape departure; crowd scenes as the ship leaves (2309). Iris shot of the Japanese flag (no rays) (2321). Travelling shot from the ship, coastline in background, showing the sea and the smoke from the ship; a junk passes (2335). "SAYONARA (Goodbye)" (2338). The End (2341). (7941ft).

Note: Much of the Japanese material is contained in GREAT JAPAN.