ABSTRACT
As Oita Prefecture was still dependent on fishing, farming, and small enterprises during the war, most of the children at that time came from families of modest means. Young Kou Takeda's family lived as farmers in Saiki, as did Tafumi Yoshimura's family in Usa and Toyoki Goto's in Oita City. Yoshio Ninomiya helped his father in the local fish market, and Tadashi Ono's father owned a two-wheeled cart which he used to deliver rice to households after picking it up from a train or ship.
