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42 A family of americans and their two daughters and two germans. At Oji the people of [[red underline]] Kwanto Co all came in [[/red underline]] and inquired about my experience. Went with me to Tokyo and motored me to [[strikethrough]] restaurant in [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] house of Tanaka [[/red underline]] where I had to assist again to [[red underline]] ceremony of the Tea performed by a specialist a woman with blackened [[/red underline]] teeth. After we were all thru Tanaka tried some Gin rickey [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] on us which he had learned to brew. Much laughter again here [[red underline]] on account of my size being incompatible with low ceiling of house. [[/red underline]] He offered me a [[red underline]] handsome gold lacquer [[/red underline]] box and after I had thanked him we all [[strikethrough]] drove [[/strikethrough]] motored to Ueno [[vertical note in left margin]] The ^[[large]] Square gilt lacquer box in music room. [[/vertical note in left margin]] [end page] [start page] 43 Park Restaurant where a splendid lunch was awaiting me. Before lunch they had prepared a hot bath for me which I took hurriedly. In this sultry sticky steaming atmosphere this hurried dressing and undressing made me thoroughly wet of perspiration. Then to station followed by everybody. [[red underline]] [[Irray?]] [[/red underline]] had been attending in the mean time to transportation of my baggage. [[vertical note in left margin]] Yokohama [[/vertical note in left margin]] At Yokohohama drove to the bank to cash some money, then to office of Pacific Mail S.S. Co to pay for my cabin. [[red underline]] They charge me $350. [[/red underline]] for [[red underline]] a cabin alone [[/red underline]]! Then drove to [[red underline]] Grand Hotel [[/red underline]]. It is very hot again. There met the Dixons of Argentina and [[Pennoyer?]] of New York ^[[with]] whom I had become acquainted on the Tenyo Maru After supper we went to take a walk in the crowded town
