Los Angeles (CA 135) - Naval Cruise Book

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O tfi The distillate of Japan is as apt a description of Tokyo as any. Throw into a sim- mering pot everything that ever went into the making of this country; begin with its mystic origin in mytholo- gy 2,700 years ago, stir in the knowledge, arts, and cul- tures of China, India, Europe, and America as they were absorbed over the centuries. Mix with a burning will to live. This is Tokyo, as time- less as Mt. Fuji, as constant- ly changing as the volcanic fires which lurk beneath the sacred mountain. A modern department store in stone and glass hums with business on the Ginza side by side with quiet, generations-old shops deal- ing in fine brushes or scented sandalwood fans. A block of weatherworn homes shields a 300-year-old gar- den from the shriek of auto horns Tokyo, dynamic Gi- ant of the East, with a thou- sand faces for those who would come to seek them. 50 ; = V

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