Oklahoma City (CLG 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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,Ay favffi 1' K , f ' ' ,i.5f1e1y ' n-'Fx Nlany vrvw inemln-rs went on a sicle-trip to Kyoto from Osaka. Kyoto was the capital ol' Japan lor l,.000 years from 791s A.D. A 4-ity ol gn-at history. Kyoto hoasts 2.200 ancient shrines and temples. and a great tlmil ul unrivnt Jupam-se art. Um- intt-rt-sting fact that some of the rnen louncl out was that Kyoto is the City that origiiiatctl tht- geisha girls. Kyoto was the Hrst city in Japan to start primary schools, use the first street Car. untl lmiltl ti pmverlioinse. As a result of this progressiveness, Kyoto proved a city of 4-oiilrusts. amtl thus a delightful visit. .au L Q ,iii-is

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OSAKA BEPPU and I WAK U NI In January the ship visited three Japanese ports: Osaka, lwakuni and Beppu. Other cities of interest within short distances of these were Kyoto, Kobe, Takarazuka, Hiroshima and Miyajima. These were our first Japanese ports away from Yokosuka, and the men soon realized that Japan is not just another name for Tokyo. For instance, they found that Tokyo is a relatively new capital. Kyoto served as the capital of Japan for 1,000 years. 'In fact the cities are spelled with the same letters transposed, Kyoto meaning Hold capital and Tokyo meaning 'cnew Capitalw. ln Beppu, they found a Buddha larger than the Kamakura Dai Butsu. Other interesting parts of Japanese history, culture, and religion were learned as a result of these visits, and, to this extent, the trip can heiisaid to have heen the most interesting to date. Y I ,,,, 1 I Q V '.e5,zr1i3:in.u.s, . 'i fi iirja -- , D U -fmtaa-, NW' if sf F' 3 ,D at i 1 x J' -4 IJ M j J' V un, fl? ' ., 'Wi ,J me , . X I v .jg mi, .T-. ,IAN ix u ..-a., - V. , , - . , ..,............ ,,.,. .. Sl pi.. l,,l'il T-'eOsaka. Second largest City in Japan with a population of over 2,800,000 Osaka is the ffornmerrzial and industrial l't'Illf'l' ol Japan. BELOW-The gangplank becomes a bottle- neck as some 10,000 of Osakals citizens take advantage of Open House. While the ship has opened up for visitors in nearly every port, nowhere have the Crowds heen larger or more enthusiastic than in Osaka,

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