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in his home 26 tablets to ancestors; 17-year-old librarian at Nikko (who was also
studying English, and showed me his book} said six in his, and had rice for them each
morning.

At night went \with Mez and Sleicher as a "looker-on in Vienna" to see the
[begin crossed out]Yoski-wara[end crossed out] Yoshiwara.

Sept.[September] 16th.
Went to the American Embassy where I found the Ambassador away, and to the British
Embassy where I had a most interesting conversation with Mr. Henderson. Re[crossed out]turning to
hotel called to [crossed out]see Dr. Okomoto (after first visiting Imperial University) at h[crossed out]is
business office. [text added above]Was...[begin crossed out]S[end crossed out]erved with tea instead of cigars as in Am[crossed out]erica, and had to duck my
head in g[begin crossed out]i[end crossed out]oing through doors.

Spent afternoon and evening writing.

Sept.[September] 17th.
Went first to Yokohama Specie Bank where I cashed Cook's check for $50, getting 90 yen
70 sen; then to Japanese dep[crossed out]artment store where bought ties, sox, etc. From there
called at American Embassy to see about Turkish [watermark]passports, and the [begin crossed out]E[end crossed out]Ambassador kindly
urging me to lunch with him, I did so.

Returning to hotel, I found my young Japanese friend, Mr. Noborn Ohara, await-
ing me, and we started for the [crossed out]Imperial Museum but finding the streets lined with people
waiting to see the Empress pass, we joined about a thousand spectators near gate of Fine
Arts Mu[crossed out]eum and wa[crossed out]ited an hour for her to come out--an elderly looking woman in European
dress.[test inserted above]There were...Many policemen, trouble from [begin crossed out]s[end crossed out]Socialists or Korean fanatics being feared, Ohara
told me. Heralds with flags [text inserted above]^went...ahead of Empress, and court ladies and notables in coa[crossed out]ches
behind her[crossed out]. The thousand Japanese, young and old, did not make as much noise in an
hour's wait as an American crowd wou[begin crossed out]d[end crossed out]ld have made in 30 seconds.

Next visited tombs of Shoguns, guided by Buddist monk, and then [text inserted above]^saw...the
Shinto fire-walking ce[crossed out]remonies. Amazing number of second-hand bookstores bear witness
to [begin crossed out]s[end crossed out]popularity of English: books [begin crossed out]on[end crossed out][text inserted above crossed out]in...English here are almost as [crossed out]inevitable[begin crossed out]le[end crossed out] as the
Saturday Evening Post in America.