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The gardens are beautiful the Maple Trees grown hills Bamboo. The green & the red is very charming. Oct.26 - Today Mrs. Steadman [Bluffs?] called upon us and we are to return the visit after we come back from Nikko, where we go tomorrow at seven a.m.. The trains run so slowly that it is a day's journey. Captain Brown[?], Mrs. [Jason Finnel?] came for dinner with us. He has advised a lady guide for Tokio and we will take her for a week. Ronald and I went to Theatre Street to take photos and enjoyed our morning. The banners before the house seem so odd, put up on tall bamboo poles like [? skin] masts. The children seem so happy. Never a pained cry and they seem to live in the street so far our weather has been delightful just like our best October days in Canada. Warm in the sun shine and cold nights and mornings. It seemed to amuse the people to see us get out and walk on the stony roads for if you do not do this you get shaken fearfully but they fold their hands and go on. The men who draw the jinrickishas I'm told are not long lived. They run and get hot then just stand and wait for another fare - the coolie class only wear a jacket and loin cloth.

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[Oct 27, in left margin] A knotted hankerchief round their heads which they remove when salaaming you. We have seen more of Mr. & Mrs. Chill of Tollinghurst Place No.95 London. England & Mr & Mrs Rose of Edinburgh Scotland. Also Mr. Mort our fellow passengers on the Empress of India. Mr. or rather Captain Brown dined with us & we finally settled with Miss holmes to come to Tokio with us on Monday or Tuesday letting her know which day on Friday night. We pay all expenses and pay her a Japanese dollar a day. Our purchases were a [sword?] of ivory, [two?] little ivory carvings but on our return, we get a box of camphor wood. to put our things in & send [the?] back by Ronald to Vancouver. We talked to Mr. & Mrs. [Carleton?] who crossed the Pacific with us. She is a bride and homesick. Mrs. Gerods of the [Legation?] & her mother Mrs. Atchinson asked us to go & call upon them. Mr. & Mrs. Brindley also were so kind & invited us to come and see them. I like them Both. And I dare say we will stay friends always. She is a bride also & was not a good sailor. Their luggage was all left at Toronto except hand luggage.

[28 in left margin] - We left at 8 15 for Nikko the summer resort of the rich Japanese. We had Dr. & Mrs. Chill

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[Oct 28, in left margin] and met Mr. Hartshorne & his niece who is very charming. She has lived in Japan for 3 years & speaks the language well. She is a clever woman from Philadelphia Pennsylvania & has learned Japanese extremely well Also the manners of the people & their customs We had many waits on the road at each stopping Place from 20 to 40 minutes the result was that we only arrived here at 6 30 it was a very long journey & our lunch was a strange compound of 2 whole chickens, cold beef, spiced Beef, 8 boiled Eggs cheese, bread and butter, pepper & salt, apples, persimmons, had it not been for my little knife, and the fruit knife we found in my bag also our [curaecar?], we would have fared badly. Miss Hartshorne proved a very delightful companion, and speaking the language, as she does enabled us, to see much more than the average tourist. We started just at the station to enjoy ourselves. Coming out of a bright lighted station with electric light into darkness and, a medley of Chinese lanterns, jinrickisha men & railway coolies. It seemed like a scene in an opera. The street of Nikko is one long

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[29] [Black & White postcard, depicting a two-storey hotel, with columns, and balconies. Set in a treed area, with trees, landscaping, and a pond in front. Four Japanese men depicted, in a variety of dress Western, tradition, and coolies] standing in the bottom left of the photo on a walkway or driveway. The photo is pasted over the diary entry at the top of page, making it illegible. [Caption of Photo listed underneath it that reads: NIKKO HOTEL,Nikko, Japan.]

it seemed very hard work coming up the hill and I was glad, when we got to our rooms, double rooms the minor one with bed & wash stand the that with a window being arranged as a sitting room, the hotel is very good food plain & well cooked [long stroke of ink ____] being tired so went to bed early [30 in left margin] a most beautiful sunrise and the view from our window very [fine?] we got a guide at the hotel. Mr & Mrs ]Hartshorne] Dr & Mrs Chill A Mrs Connelly & 2 children with our party of 4 made rather too much fortunately Mrs Hartshorne is very well read on Japanese tempers & proved a very delightful

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[The top line and last half of second line are obscured.] [29, in left margin] row of buildings [?] with sliding fronts. The Japanese hotels are built so that the inside is all [seen?] just paper folding screens [?ing] on the floor. Kanaya hotel is upon a steep hill at the end of the street And, the strange cry of the men as we arrived, being [?] 8 jinrikshaw they either all ran, and when one slacked his pace he sang out to those behind. It seemed very hard work coming up the hill and I was glad when we got to our rooms, double rooms, the minor one with bed & wash stand. That with a window being arranged as a sitting room. The hotel is very good, food plain & well cooked - being tired, [?] went to bed early.

[30 in margin] A most beautiful sunrise and the view from our window very fine. We got a guide at the hotel. Mr. and Miss Hartshorne, Dr. and Mrs. Chill, a Mrs. Connely & 2 children with our party of 4 made rather too much. Fortunately Miss Hartshorne is very well read on Japanese tempers and proved a very delightful

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