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The Yokohama War does
not close Shuminosokai until
9:30 so I took a walk
about town. The fruit stalls
were agay with red apples,
great yellow grapefruits, the
size of musk melons, red
grapes, pineapples & bananas.
Very large chestnuts
were also displayed
similarly in size anywhere
I have seen elsewhere. Saw
no foreigners in the narrow
streets. Great numbers of
sailboats were moved about
the waterfront. The country
is hilly, very hilly,
richly clad by forests or some
other trees & bushes. The few
counties are just harvesting
their rice crop by hand with
both foot machinery. I saw