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who so skilfully wear clogs. Will spoil their feet which are now very healthy. At stations little earthenware teapots and small cups [[strikethrough]] serv [[/strikethrough]] sold for 3 sen. [[red underline]] Japs like to drink hot tea even in hot weather. [[red underline]] 
Hotel has provided us with excellent lunch baskets containing everything packed neatly in flat square little boxes resembling flat cigar boxes. Cold chicken, ham tongue sandwiches cakes, "tansan" and beer.   Similar flat little lunch boxes sold at stations. [[red underline]] Cryptomeria japonica [[/red underline]] trees stately appearance. landscape becomes more interesting. Mountains in distance. Is getting cooler. Railroad is climbing now. Long ^[[straight]] Avenue of giant [[red underline]] Cryptomeria [[/red underline]][/underline] leading towards 
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[[vertical note in left margin in red pencil]] Nikko [[/vertical note in left margin]]
Nikko parallel with road. (See Terry - Japan) At station row of Ricksaws. Street lined with shops of curios etc. [[red underline]] Hotel Kanaya. [[/red underline]]splendid position. Prettily situated very inviting. Good clean rooms. My window opens on pretty garden overlooking the foaming river below. Roar of current reminds of 
^[[noise of]] Niagara. 
After unpacking went out with my two Japanese friends.  Day is falling. shrines and temples in majestic wood with old giant [[red underline]] Cryptomeria [[/red underline]]. Climb climb climb. My long legs come in handy here and they have trouble to follow me. Rushing mountain streams and water channels everywhere. spouting out or rushing down hill between temples and shrines. Back by dark. At one shinto shrine 

Transcription Notes:
"tansan" probably refers to mineral water