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This is an image of Hakoni Lake taken from the Hakoni Pass in Odawara, Japan. Hakoni Lake lies along the southwest wall of Mount Hakoni. The lake is notorious for its spectacular views of Mount Fuji and its hot springs. The lake is surrounded by hills, covered with mist, and right next to a crater of an extinct volcano. The mist in this image makes me think of the steam from hot springs which the area is known for. The connotation of this image is that Japan is beautiful and vast which is why Beato included this picture in his album. This image also connotes that Japan is intimidating and dangerous because the crater of a extinct volcano is present. Volcanoes are formidable and can be devastating just like how Japan is formidable and too be devastating.
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This is an image of a depiction of the execution of the murderer Shimidzu Seiji. The execution took place outside of Yokohama, Japan in December of 1864. The executioner is an old man with a long sword preparing himself to cut off the head of the criminal. Seiji is on his knees in front of his dug up grave with a white blindfold covering his eyes. In the background is a mountain and some nature. The executioner's age signifies that he is an experienced executioner and is the right man to execute the famous criminal. The background in this depiction is very bright (looking like a white light) which connotes that the punishment is justified and approved by the heavens. Seiji also is clamping his hands together which signifies that he is praying knowing that his acts were wrong and unjust. This image connotes that crime is punished and that punishment delivered is approved by the heavens in Japan.
