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San notani[[?]], near Yokohama April 23rd, 07. My dear Colonel- While our ship was taking on coal at Moji the captain kindly offered to land two acquaintances and myself at Kobe instead of Yokohama,so ^[[we]] went ashore there. After one day spent at Kobe I went on to Kioto and after three days there came to Yokohama for mail and consideration of future plans. At the urgent invitation of Mr. Hara a prominent banker, manufacturer and collector I came directly from Kioto to a superb country house overlooking Mississippi Bay in which his collection is stored- called "San notani" which he has turned over for my use for as long as I remain in