Brownson (DD 868) - Naval Cruise Book

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The 'Great Torii' at Miyajima, symbol of Shintoism and Japan. The modern hospital ,ship Consolation, whose In Kure, -shops lined the streets, while hawkers facilities helped save many lives in the Korean War. sold everything from cigarette lighters to china- Ware.

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The major part of our time away was spent in Japan. Our former enemies' are as interesting and different in their culture as any other foreign nation visited on the cruise. Japan is a land of contrasts - a pe- culiar combination of ancient ways andre- cent .Westernization. For instance, old methods of manufacturing are combined with modern American style salesmanship. The results, measured in terms of cameras, china, stemware, pearls, and toys purchased by our crew alone proved that the combina- tion has its merits. This mixture of the old and new is even more appealing in the Japanese people them- selves. uBaby-san , the typical Japanese girl known to most Americans, has all the style of her Stateside sisters plus awilling- i ness to serve and entertain that is charact- eristic of Oriental women. Despite crowded conditions, inadequate land, and a lower standard of living, the individual Japanese seems happy. He earned our respect, not only for his mild manners, extreme polite- ness and cleanliness, but also for his basic honesty which makes Japan a country where there is virtually no stealing. From our ports of Yokosuka, Sasebo, and Kure, the larger cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki were easily accessible. We visited them, and we also visited many of the festivals, shrines, and scenic areas such as Fujiyama. We said Sayonara to the land of the Rising Sunin J anuary but it will be a long time before many of us forget the charm of J apan. T ' - - . ....::z af22e:.:s1se 9f we gf sw- gy, ure on the shrine island of Miyajima. Jin? ..,, Y . , AX, 5 . . ,. .1 . . . , v , ,, ..a.., .2'f.f:::,.1 :': 'fx1:, -f1:1':.:1:a - 1.u. r . A1 'f::v.'- :.v:r-1 'm.i,.,.... :nC ' 63.1 f .::v:, .1. - .. ' ...sz-.1-,: ni. ,.,, ,- , . A-, f' ':3-':'L1 ff,:e',Lf'i 1ffs' ' 1- .-fe--'ug :.-.:.. , f ---.f--V N-wf'B- 'x1'1a: g.':.:f'a:cf:::,4'4g:E:v,z+?q:E-IoZvf.3,::.fn:,w':1:1,-,:-.-aa.: .-.,--.,. , . ',4..emn G. -f-' - .. . . r- ' - ------- - ----- - ' .V V U I ' -V ' -7-25-.gg-aq:'33-.j: 'i f'.-ssazw-':'.:1 f?,-Ear' swf-za..a:: . -- .-.1111 :-::-'- ,rx-1' ':.- iQ:,,,7Q-Igyglf-'. ul' : ' -, , V ' , V . - V , I 1 . - ,If 'iIQ5'i-f-fiI'if?2?', ff9f1'lf:fi735525i'fii21eE???f?5 1,1'if-'2i:f3l:'12fE3fi.215-'J TE- FT' 1' 1 ' . 2