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[Nov.1 in left margin] Arrived at Tokio about 5:45 p.m. an hour
from Yokohamma. This seems to be a
flat place, long streets low buildings & not
well lighted. Smells on every side. I should
not care to stay very long. Found Milly
quite used up. She & Ronald had lost
their way & she over walked herself & was
a white as a sheet. The Hotel Metropole
was at one time the French Legation. It was
very full so they made us up a bed in the
second diningrooms. We found Dr. & Mrs.
Chill, Mr. & Miss Hartshorne , Mr. & Mrs Carlington
from the Empress all the people are
very civil but the Hotel food is poor, not
[Nov 2 in left margin] enough variety. We visited a very strange
temple in the morning in the Ueno Park
at one shrine were offerings of hair cut off in
long strands. You said yr prayer, offered yr hair
the gods prevented any more hair falling
from your head; this temple, reminded me of
the temple we read of, where Jesus turned
the money changers out & said it was a den
of thieves. The temple is called the Thousand
Handed Kwannon Immense stone lanterns
are always found near these temples
Also had some bronze ones all much alike.