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being preferred by Chinese dressmaker [illegible]
One day of the previous week we went
by automobile to Kamakura—the ancient
capital. The great Buddha is there, the
largest statue in the world. He is made
of bronze and his "insides" contain a good
sized room and shrine. He is certainly a wonder.

Tuesday Oct. 15, Mrs. McVey having trouble
with her teeth, the Dr. and I must alone to Miyun-
oshita [Miyunoshita], a mountain resort where people go in sum-
-mer [summer]. The Fujiya Hotel is picturesquely located and
excellent. The trip gave us a further view of the
country. We went by train to [Kudsan?], by train
to Omota and by ricksha [rickshaw] four made [further?]
There we lunched, took a walk, shopped that
is everywhere [illegible] and returned, getting
home for a very late dinner. We had had a pleasant
day, for there was nothing peculiarly grand
about it. We saw Mt. Fiji, as we did when we
went to Kamakura—the sacred mountain which
is ascended by 15,000 pilgrims every year.