There is a building in Hanzomon, Tokyo that is home to an organization called the Japan Camera Institute (JCII), and I was intuitively attracted to the photo exhibition mentioned in the title, so I went to see it.
The venue is on the first floor of the building next to the JCII building.
Entrance to the exhibition.
Charles Junkerman was not a professional photographer, but a physician who lived in Hayama with his family after being assigned at the U.S. Army Yokosuka Base Hospital around 1952. His hobby of photography became serious when he acquired a Nikon camera in Japan, and he produced many valuable color slide photographs mainly of Hayama, Yokosuka. We are glad to hear that he is alive and well. His son is also active in Japan as a film director, and was a speaker at an event related to this photo exhibition.
This photo exhibition was great. It was honestly very moving.
As an amateur photographer, I could feel how he was enjoying taking pictures of the landscapes that touched his heart in foreign countries, and how he was having so much fun with his camera.
I was so moved by the exhibition that I have included the cover of the catalog that was distributed at the exhibition. I am not sure if there are any rights issues with it, but I hope you will not miss it. 
(My scanner at home is A4 size, so a few percent of the bottom edge is obscured, but the original is marked as JCII PHOTO SALON. )
What I particularly liked were the photos of the lively shopping streets of Hayama and Yokosuka and the people who work there. I have only known “fake” ones as black-and-white Japanese films of the past. But these vivid color photographs of the real Japan of the 1950s were so captivating that they touched my heart.
The exhibition will be open until May 7. It is a wonderful photo exhibition that I feel sorry that it is free. If you are interested in this exhibition, I am sure you will not regret visiting.
Also on the basement floor of the JCII Building is the Camera Museum, which is quite a sight to behold, with explanations of the history of the camera, starting with the camera obscura of the 18th century, and displays of many famous cameras produced by European and Japanese camera manufacturers from that time to the present day.
I had never heard of JCII until now, but it is said to be an industry organization formed in the 1950s to inspect and assure the quality of Japanese cameras exported to the world. I wonder what the organization is actually doing now, although it seems to be the owner of this magnificent building in Hanzomon.
If they are doing various activities that contribute to the photo life of photo lovers, I will keep an eye on them a little more carefully.
Oh, by the way, there is a beautifully maintained park called “National Park, Imperial Palace Gaien Hanzomon section” across the street from the JCII building, and the view is quite nice.
The British Embassy is next door, which is a cool building, and it feels good. The weather was not so good on this day, but I would like to come back on a nice sunny day.
