July (1) Stopped raining about 9 am. Walked to the Imperial park & along the river near the Hotel. Left at 2 P. M., with the Sweetzens, Medzn., Kay Tdr. of the ship. Took 2:47 train for Kobe. Country highly cultivated, chiefly rice fields in which as many women were working as men. Saw no cattle or horses Dammed several wide rivers nowhere by muddy water due to last night's rain. The floods are shut & quick; yesterday the rivers were clear. The great number of streams is Remarkable here. Passed through the large city of Osaka ( 1,000,000 people) at 3:70. Many new factories & much smoke seen here. Reached Kobe at 4:50. Tickets took me out to the falls above the town.