▁was ▁phot ography . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁he ▁en rolled ▁at ▁Ke io ▁University , ▁as ▁a ▁Liter ature ▁major , ▁where ▁H aga ▁also ▁joined ▁the ▁camera ▁club , ▁often ▁to ▁the ▁neglect ▁of ▁his ▁studies . ▁L ect ures ▁by ▁the ▁folk lor ist ▁Shin ob u ▁O rik uch i ▁( 1 8 8 7 ▁- ▁ 1 9 5 3 ), ▁which ▁he ▁joined ▁when ▁he ▁heard ▁that ▁cred its ▁were ▁offered ▁to ▁anybody ▁for ▁attend ance , ▁were ▁a ▁strong ▁influence ▁on ▁his ▁future ▁interests . ▁ ▁H aga ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Liter ature ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁to ▁make ▁aer ial ▁photograph s ▁for ▁the ▁n avy , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁found ▁employ ment ▁with ▁the ▁N ipp on ▁Te legraph ▁and ▁Tele phone ▁company . ▁Ret rench ed , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁dev ote ▁himself ▁to ▁phot ography ▁of ▁traditional ▁culture . ▁He ib ons ha ▁publish ers ▁issued ▁his ▁first ▁book , ▁on ▁the ▁Japanese ▁rice ▁festival , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁A ▁further ▁thirty - five ▁# books ▁followed . ▁ ▁H aga ▁Library ▁Co ., ▁which ▁he ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁mark ets ▁H aga ’ s ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁thousand ▁stock ▁photos , ▁made ▁over ▁si xty ▁years , ▁of ▁festiv als ▁and ▁folk ▁culture ▁in