Rupertus (DD 851) - Naval Cruise Book

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shape . They saw the museums at the old Consul and at the temple where the geisha Olqichi, said by some to have been Harris' mistress, is buried. They saw the statue of Torajiro Yoshida, a scholar who at- tempted to leave Japan on one of Perrfs ships to study VVestern ways in America. He died in a Japanese prison for this attempt. Some saw the History Research Association of Shimoda's exhibit of antiques on the second floor of the Shimoda Bank. This exhibit in- cluded old weaving looms, a 100- jxear-old beer bottle, a lamp used of: Harris. a Kabuki play written in 1350 and an illustrated news- paper printed from wood blocks in 1376. The visit also meant a chance for liupertus to pit her softball squad against the Shimocla team in a game the sailors lost Fi-fi. During the three days more than 2.1100 ShlTfifJfl?i rr1siflents,mostly sfffiol fQlfiliflTf:Ti. 'xieitfzfl thf: liuptfr- TEE arid such iterris of ITlfJflf1TIl f.a'fal xffariarff as l,f1r!orpf'floff':irrj,'f :Rigs !'f:Tf.f1?f:'fj'1Yi'Ffnllfifl llit'-ii lif'll1'f1Ii' 'UT' rl Tlflf' U51 lf, 13,11 l9i,i,f'y'lll'- f. ,iii fnurnjei' f f bj ltlf-f+:if1?'uitif-i- inf if i 'xqzi' f-Jffififig lint :itziifj 21- f 'porirff 'f tif 'af 14902-ff! ,4Q,gL,, Y' fam. ......4n.-.- 1 j' 3 , t ---J

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