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bluffs, pines and rocks very much as at famous Matsushima. Alto- 

 gether I believe that the student here enjoys more picturesque natural 

 surroundings than at any other laboratory in the world. And we may 

 add to this the unzoological item that the headland has a romantic 

 background. For here was the castle of Arai, famed in Japanese his- 

 tory as having withstood for several years the siege of the Hojo regents 

 during the fourteenth century : and on every hand are memories of 

 its past glory. 



The Marine Station at Misaki. 



If I digress a bit, I might point out that the student dormitory, 

 amid the old pines on the hilltop above the laboratory, and next 

 to Professor Mitsukuri's villa, is built on the exact site of the ancient 

 castle, and here interesting relics have been found; such, for example, 

 was a fragment of a splendid gold-crested helmet dug up during my 

 stay. Near by are traces of fortifications, and a store-room excavated 

 in the rocky bluff during the ancient days of the castle. The bay, at 

 the side of the laboratorv, is still called the 'Red Harbor,' because at 



