Postal service

Post office workers in Japan sort and distribute letters and parcels. From the album Mail Service of Japan, edited by Tokyo Motion Picture Company.

The mechanical mail conveyor in the Tokyo Central Post Office moves bags of mail. From the album, "Mail Service of Japan," edited by Tokyo Motion Picture Company.

Unidentified male and female customs officials are examining the newly received packages. From the album, "Mail Service of Japan," edited my Tokyo Motion Picture Company.

Post office workers in Japan are sorting letters for distribution. From the album, "Mail Service of Japan," edited by Tokyo Motion Picture Company.

An unidentified Japanese housewife receives her mail from the postman. From the album "Mail Service of Japan," edited by Tokyo Motion Picture Company.

A mail boat plies between the mainland of Japan and an outlying island. From the album "Mail Service of Japan," edited by Tokyo Motion Picture Company.

An unidentified Japanese postman, "Uncle Postman," delivering mail in the country. From the album Mail Service of Japan, edited by Tokyo Motion Picture Company.

Two unidentified men are unwrapping and distributing parcel post at a post office facility in Japan. From the album, "Mail Service of Japan," edited by Tokyo Motion Picture Company.

Mail is distributed by truck, from Tokyo Central Post Office, for delivery by other local offices. From the album "Mail Service of Japan," edited by Tokyo Central Post Office.

The exterior of the Nakagyo Post Office in Kyoto, Japan. From the album, "Mail Service of Japan," edited by Tokyo Motion Picture Company.