Men and boys gathered in front of an altar in the Trappist novitiate, Hakodate, Japan, ca. 1920-1940

Photograph of fourteen men and boys standing in front of an altar in the Trappist novitiate. Seven stand to the left side and seven to the right side of the altar. On the floor is a rug with a diamond shape pattern. There is an embroidered cover over the tabernacle on the altar. To either side are candles and flowers. High on the wall on both sides of the altar are religious statues and vases of flowers.