November 9, 1917 A clear day again with Fujiyama's snow summit showing through the light haze hanging above Yokohama. The chrysanthemums displayed here in private gardens are wonderful in variety and size. There are all colors and shapes of petals as well as some with centers of yellow disk flowers like a daisy. I have noticed the total absence of graves throughout Japan, but discovered only yesterday the reason in a book on Japan. The Japanese cremate their dead, indulging in a funeral feast at the time of Saki and food in great variety. They have no belief in a future existence, nor do they fear one, but accept death as a natural end. Their belief or religion is chiefly ancestor worship and patrolism. 13 Hop Scotch is a common game with little Japanese girls everywhere in the city. You see them lined up in a row playing. I believe the game is of Japanese origin? There is no holiday or day of rest in Japan comparable to our Sabbath, nor is there any in China. No such institution is needed, and often it is a decided inconvenience.