Bremerton (CA 130) - Naval Cruise Book

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-exe, A Sroplll Back in Yokosuka for a 12-day stay, before our departure for the States, we enioyed a final fling among the people with whom we had come to teel so at home. - Japan was at its best, with cherry blossoms in bloom even along the city streets. We took advantage ot the Spring weather to take a last good look at sacred Mount Fuji, nearby Kamakura with its temples and Great Buddha, and the huge metropolis ot Tokyo.

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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

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W.+.,..! Q AQ R? Downtown Tokyo Geisha gurls In tull regalua The ordinary wlves ot old Japan always stayed home and lucky gurls spent many years learning how to be muslclans dancers artists and gracious hostesses So rapid has been Tokyos ruse from a maze ot war rubble to a thrlvrng bustling modern clty one ot the three largest ln the World that the mixtures ot anclent culture and Western progresslveness are unique Indeed Sleek rectangular stone and glass facades ruse among weathered brown walls ot timeless design and the urgent clatter and discord ot the electrlc trains taxis and street cars ot rush hour surges around the serene calm ot the stllltorbldden lmperual Palace and tts lmposlng moat Those ot us who took the 80 mlnute train trip to Tokyo found It hard to leave the bright and gaudy Ginza distract with tts cabarets restaurants theaters beer halls and department stores all topped with a neon light display to rlval Las Vegas A lot ot us left Japan tlrmly convinced s better wlth your shoes oft T I I W, ,fs ms . , . L fi V L f L I ' ' c 1 1 1 . - I J ,f M If . 2' M ,fy-s :fe E I ff if s W ff 1 ,HF :ay I vii i ir if ff if Q Q , T . ls Q I ' R, Q f I I I I . . , . -It