Bremerton (CA 130) - Naval Cruise Book

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hill' xcl 4' The green shores ot Japan looked mighty good after 22 days at sea. The cherry blossoms were almost out when we returned to the Inland Sea tor a tour-day visit in one ot .lapan's major industrial and cultural areas. Kobe lived up to its reputation as a good liberty port with a mixture ot old customs, new buildings, and colortul shopping centers. And within a tew I hours touring radius ot .lapan's second-largest port we found a wealth ot things to see. There was a variety of places to frequent For refreshments.

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V rl sql PAC'FIC OCEAN On the way up the coast towards Osaka the second largest cnty In Japan IS Mount Rokko left wlth a vlew overlooking both cltles Farther Inland IS the anclent cuty of Kyoto For over ten centurles the capitol of Japan Kyoto IS stlll a rellglous and artistic center A favorlte among her many shrines temples and landscape gardens IS the colorful Henan Shrine above Another star attraction of the Kobe area the World famous Takara zuka Theater below drew many Bremerton tourists