John Pierce (DD 753) - Naval Cruise Book

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The West Meeting the East Tice poses in front of Japanese shrine Right, a Japanese girl stands forlornly in the street and below, Japanese men set up their tailor shop on the fantail of the ship w t ' Wi Prices were low and there was a lot to buy. Silk pajamas, robes, fishing poles, cameras, umbrellas, cue sticks, leather bags, dolls, puzzle boxes, and china were there. Sometimes it wasn ' t even necessary to go ashore. Cobblers and tailors, watch repairmen and dry

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The major landmark of Sasebo was the familiar fleet landing. At the ex- piration of liberty, it looked like Grand Central Station in New York with only one entrance working at rush hour. Above, Clark and Smith pose for a candid shot in a pedi-cab, which is replacing the rickshaw. Left, a Japanese gate, and below, another street scene. Commercialized and Americanized Sasebo catered strictly to the Navy. But there was still a lot to see, from our standpoint. The shopping district, the pearl farms and the Budha temples, the nightclubs, the bars and the geisha girls — this was all Sasebo.

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cleaning men and anyone else who had something to sell would either come aboard or barter from their bum boats. But Sasebo is not completely repre- sentative of Japan. This we learned in our visits to Tokyo, Yokosuka, Hok- kaido and Amori. Tokyo and Yokosuka were thriving industrial cities with the latest in transportation and design. Hokkaido and Amori were small vil- lages with farming and small shops the principal occupations. « aw S U S Ol Upper left, a street singer with her c! ilJ tied on her back Above, tne Pierce baseball team, (front) Simmons, Sirico, Zelco; (rear) Daly, Fitzgerald, Vaugnn, Olstad, Morris and Cozzalino. (Left) the cobblers busy at work on the fantail.