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A priest and his disciple

This is a loose photograph from a Yokohama album. Taken at a photograph studio, it shows a Buddhist priest with a kesa and formal head covering and an apprentice praying to a statue of Buddha. The makeshift altar looks crude.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐86‐0]

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Priests

This is a Yokohama photograph, possibly depicting a Buddhist service at a big temple. It shows a number of Buddhist priests in opulent kesa robes surrounded by the faithful.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐132‐0]

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A funeral procession

A priest wearing a head dress sits at the seat placed in the centre and chants from scriptures toward the coffin placed in front. To the right and left of the coffin are three priests each holding bells etc.In the foreground stands a man wearing a haori (kimono coat ) and his child.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number2‐49‐0]