half tatamis, with a square hole sunk in the middle of the floor 
for the charcoal to heat the water for tea. T ."e saw Heian temple, 
with its beautiful garden, where every stone and tree has a name 
of its own, and where one crosses the pools on curious round 
stepping stones. Then we went to Chionin Temple, which is surround 
ed by a wide wodden verandah, every board of which sqifaks. "If you 
walk" quiet Iv,* our Buddhist gride told us, "you will hear the 
nightingales singing underneath." and as a matter of fact, the 
chirping of the boards was not HHiikExxs un-bird-like. 
That evening the mayor of Kyoto gave a dinner for us at 
Okinatei (The Old Men). He himself was not present, but his 
secretary was, also the Minister of Education, / representative of 
the Tourist Bureau, and Mr. Nags to. We had sukiyaki, end saki, 
and geisha, and a very pleasant and dignified evening. 
Februsrv 9. Kyoto. 
Went for a walk, and did some more shopping in Shinmozen. 
lent into Nomura's silk store, more to see his famous old brocades 
and beautiful screens the.- to buy, but picked up a pair of brocade 
sandals and a few furoshiki, and Bill bought two Fuji silk shirts. 
After lunch we hired a car, and drove to Nara, about thirty 
miles through lovely country, and little villages where the road 
wound between tiny nouses and shops that were so close together 
you could, almost touch then on both sides. 
Nara itself needs a week or more, instead of a couple of 
hours. We had a clear, sunny afternoon, and the feeling of peace 
and auiet that pervades the old, old forests was simply indescriba- 
ble. " We did see the Todaiiji Temple, where the big Daibutsu sits, 
bigger even than Kamakura but less impressive beeuase it is indoors 
and surrounded with a little too much in the way of gilt lotus 
plants and dangling decorations. 
Then we went in search of the tame deer, and found them 
in a park leading to a shrine where there are literally thousands 
of stone lanterns. What an effect there must be when the lanterns 
are all lighted, as they are once or twice a year! The deer were 
embarassinglv tame, almost knocking one down in their eagerness to 
eft the little rice cakes that we bought to give. They would stand 
up and put their front legs on your chest, push their noses into 
your pocket, or give your belt a firm tug with their teeth. Very 
pretty, and in an entrancing setting. 
In the evening, back at the Miyeko Hotel, Dr. Kewamura 
came to call. We had been hoping to see him ever since we had 
been in Japan, and enjoyed having a brief visit with him, 
February 10. Kyoto. 
Accompanied bv Dr. Kewamura and his assistant, Mr. Hazama, 
we caught an early morning train for Osaka, a forty-minutes ride 
from Kvoto. 
With Bill's usual luck, the first thing we saw when we came 
