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__Anonymous Woman's Travel Diary, 2009__ May 7. Anchored off Moji early before breakfast, and owing to the cyclone outside, stayed there all night.

May 11. Docked at Tanku at 5 a.m. Had early breakfast and took a train at 9:30 to go to Beijing. Had lunch in the diner, arrived ay 2:30. Then a young man took us in his car to the Chinese language school.

June 9. Took electric tram first to Shiogama, then sailed all morning amoung the islands to Matsushima. After lunch, at Park Hotel, went to walk along the shore to the top of hill, through woods, lovely. View there over the bay and islands. Then went across bridge to another little island and sat down. After that, took walk in other direction among fields and to shire on little island. Lovely views of islands everywhere.

June 13. Had natural hot bath. Iako has hot springs. Took long walk in the morning- 6 miles- though woods to lovely waterfall, where we sat for 1/2 an hour. 2 others on the route. Got back at 2 & had lunch. Rested, then at 4:30, went out, and walked to old temple in the woods, fine carving & bronze statues (revolving) 5 miles walk. Got back at 7. Foggy all day.

June 14. Started at 9:20 for tip to Haruna Lake. Had climb of 2 1/2 miles to lake and went beyond to visit Haruna Temple first. Very wonderful yard & fine carving on temple. Took auto back to lake & ate our lunch there, but very foggy all the time, and there was no view. Then drove back 2 miles & walked down reaching hotel about 5. Had tea & rested.

June 17. Took bus at 9:25 for Lake Chizenji, & had to change busses for steep mt. Road. Stopped to see Kegon Falls on a path. At lake, took motorboat, went across lake again, landed & walked up to Ryuzu Falls, a cascade over the rocks. Left lunch there, tookwalk along the river bed on paths to another falls where we sat down a while, then returned to tea house & ate lunch. On way back to boat, walked through a fish hatchery. Took launch back then 2 busses home. Had tea on front porch on arriving. Saw Mrs. Taylors photos after dinner.

June 20. Took auto to Naha-iwa, then got into a little tram car & rode to village of Fujiwara & from there took little... bus 5 miles to Kawaji springs. Then we ate our lunch under a pine tree over the river, then returned by bus & tram to town...

June 22. A.M. Climbed Toyama hill for extended view.---P.M. took bus & then walked to Jakko waterfall, a cascade of falls. Coming home walked all the way.

June 23. A.M. Went again to temple of Buddha's & then to shrine of 1st Shotgun. From there to botanical garden...

July 1. This was Meridian day so we had this extra day... in a second Monday, July 1. 2 days of the same date.