Bremerton (CA 130) - Naval Cruise Book

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'- ll X 'Q rift or ., at lil ll f ff s lil tl ' ,i . iw-xt .Q :L ' A i - I In mid-January, Bremerton entered the lnland Sea tor a two-day visit to Beppu, a resort city and spa known throughout Japan tor its hot springs and many types ot baths. Boiling ponds called hells send up clouds ot steam, and along the beach in a couple ot places the people halt- bury themselves in the sand where the hot 1 water seeps through. Good for what ails you, they say. The culture ot the old Japan is reflected ' in the domineering Visage of the Great Buddha, the largest in Japan. Wild monkeys on Monkery Mountain and still-active volcano Mount Aso are other attractions ot the Beppu area. -4-515555: l gi ig! :jiri ,..- l '60 ,... l '4 I SEA ,ailg l . X, G y -A ' W CX Ps l. l r

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J-'IX YQ? A Japanese family QrightD sits downto a New Year feast. The New,Year season in Japan calls for little work, lots of cheer, traditional costumes, and many visits to friends and relatives to launch the New Year with sake, sukiyaki, soy sauce-and rice. Y Once our enemy, now an important ally, Japan is a proud country, yet grateful for the frlendship and as- sistance of the United States. Here Rear Admiral Rice, new ComCruDiv One, welcomes a group of Japanese Naval Officers aboard, including Rear Admiral Yoslnimatsu Senior Flag Officer in a struggling reborn Navy.

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