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12 The view from the Yaami's Hotel on a fine
day would be very grand. On our way
to the hotel we went to see the Great Bell.
The temple is called Chionin. When the
bell rings, it shakes the whole hotel.
In the temple a priest was beating a drum
& praying aloud. This is public penance,
& only done in atonement for some serious fault.
Our afternoon was charming and we
finished by visiting a good pottery
Kinko San. A vase of silver, gilt temptedme.
& If it had been smaller we would
have taken it at once 40 yen. It was
the only piece I ever saw of that kind with
a silver ground. The cloisonnee is more
expensive than at Nagoya. We got home
about 6 o'clcok and felt every hour had been
a joy. A fine morning. Mr. and Miss Hartshorne,
13 Dr. and Mrs. Chill we met at breakfast which we
had early at 8:30 so we got out soon after nine
The first visit was the [?] Palace first
and saw it. The screens are very well
painted. One of wild geese we admired
very much indeed. Indeed the brass work
& the painting is most marvellous.
All in perfect taste. Nothing but mats