Dixie (AD 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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IN CASE OF RAIN. THE UMBRELLA. HUSH, I ' M TRYING TO SLEEP

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TERING KOBE KOBE, the sixth largest city of Japan with a population of over 1,000,000 people, is located on the north shore of Osaka Bay in central Honshu. Kobe covers a vast area of over 161.5 square miles and ex- tends along the coast for 26 miles. This port ranks first in the country and is one of the finest ports in the world. This city is also a manufacturing center for such items as steel, textiles, chemicals, and is the leading producer of sake for this area. Silk is a prominent article for export from this port city. KYOTO is located about 50 miles northeast of Kobe. Kyoto, the fourth largest city of Japan, has been the leading intellectual, artistic and religious center of the Japanese empire ever since its founding in 794. For more than a thousand years, until 1868, it was the political center. In Kyoto are located more than 1,4000 Buddhist temples, re- vered shrines and endless other intriguing relics. In Kyoto are located such beautiful sights as the Old Imperial Palace, the Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle, the Goddess of Mercy and many other beautiful palaces and shrines. OHAYO GOSAIMAS... CAPTAIN BLANDSAN