Pre-war Japanese occupation of Saipan
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Imperial Japanese Navy Officers posing at the Sugar Cane Park Memorial. Photo taken on the 15th of January 1930, during one of the Officer’s tour of the Pacific.
Written on the back of the photo:
Jan 15, 1930- Supply SubLt Horiuchi, Reserve Engineer Ensign Yamamoto, supply Lieutenant-Commander Okuyama, Supply SubLt Shimatani, Supply SubLt Kobayashi, Reserve Engineer Ensign Tetsumoto
Japanese reservist unit photo, taken in front of the Saipan Nanko Club (active 1932-38)
Saipan-Japanese sports team group photo. Note the competition winning flag on the left, with the team’s flag on the right.
Safety and Health Day march, organized by Nanyo Gunto officials and the Japanese Boy Scouts on Saipan. Note the Red Cross flag on the left, during the early 1900s, Japan was a huge contributor to the National Red Cross.
Saipan School students and Boy Scouts posing for a group photo with Nanyo Gunto government officials.
A Carolinian woman threads the neck hair of a younger Carolinian woman.
Group photo of the IJN Yokosuka 1st Communications Unit stationed on Saipan.
IJN Sailors posing with family.
IJN Sailors pose for a group photo on the SS Saipan Maru. The SS Saipan Maru was sunk on July 21, 1943.
IJN Yokosuka Communications Sailor taking a photo with a Chamorro local.
IJN Yokosuka Communications Sailor with a coconut.
Sailors from the Yokosuka Communications unit pose with Carolinian Dancers.
Officers from the Yokosuka Communications unit and Japanese families pose with Carolinian Dancers.
Sailors from the Yokosuka Communications unit pose with Carolinian Dancers.
Carolinians Dancers performing for the Japanese Navy Yokosuka Communications unit and civilians.
Carolinians Dancers performing for the Japanese Navy Yokosuka Communications unit and civilians.
Carolinians Dancers performing for the Japanese Navy Yokosuka Communications unit and civilians.
Base of Mt. Topachau, taken from Chalan Kanoa.
Unknown house
Southern view of Garapan Docks.
Unknown field.
Nanyo-Gunto Government building.
IJN Sailors and unknown woman takes a photo behind vegetation.
IJN Sailors and unknown woman takes a photo behind vegetation.
IJN Sailor and woman pose behind vegatation.
IJN Sailors posing in front of shrine.
IJN Sailor poses behind a bush. For some reason.
Banana
Papaya
IJN Sailor taking a photo with a woman at the Sugar Cane Park Memorial.
IJN Sailor taking a photo with a woman at the Sugar Cane Park Memorial.
IJN Sailors at Sugar Cane Park Memorial.
IJN Sailors at Sugar Cane Park Memorial.
IJN Sailors and women posing.
IJN Sailors and women posing.
IJN Yokosuka Communication Sailors taking a group photo with locals wearing traditional Carolinian clothing.
Daily life for locals.
Carolinian locals pose for a photo.
Carolinian woman poses for a photo.
Papuan man poses for a photo.
Carolinian man poses for a photo.
Chamorro man leans against the Japanese Hospital during it’s construction. The Hospital still stands today and is currently a museum dedicated to the history of the CNMI.