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started our day at 9:15. We went first to the
largest temple in Japan and saw the
great Daibutsu a plain wooden statue with
out any points. The great bell is rung by a sort of
battering ram. The bell is 14 feet high weighing over
63 tons.
Koshoji is a large temple and Yosaka pagoda
is very fine. The woods near this are very beautiful
and a queer little street with earthenware
dolls and gifts for children is the main road
to the temple. We felt we had seen a great
deal when we got home at 1:30. The museum
is very fine and well laid out. All that is shown
is very good. In the afternoon bought a
lovely ivory box with quail carved all
over it. We also saw the Daitokuji
Temple belonging to the Zen sect of
Buddhists. A full description is found
on page 302 of Murray. We liked
the Kioto Hotel. The rooms were large
clean and very sunny so with
a fire we were quite comfortable.
We did not go to church as no service
is held in English only in Japanese
which we would not understand.