OSAKA-KYOTO
VORIES & Co., W. M., Architects- Daido Seimeí Building, 1, Tosabori, 1-chome, Nishi-ku; Teleph.
Teleph. (To- sabori) 5384; Cable Ad: Vories
WARNER BROS. FIRST NATIONAL PIC- TURES (JAPAN), INC.-Gas Building, Higashi-ku; Cable Ad: Warnaeiga
WEHRY & Co., GEO.-5, Kawaramachi;
Cable Ad: Wehry
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WELANSKY & GOLDBERG, Importers and Exporters of Sewing Machines and Sewing Machine Parts Kitahama Nomura Building, Kitahama, 1- chome, Higashi-ku; Cable Ad: Goldwel
ZEISS, CARL, K. K. SHUсCHOJO-Daini Nomura Building, Higashi-ku. Bingo-machi, 2-chome
KYOTO
Kyoto from A.D. 794 to 1868 was the capital of Japan. Its sacred and classic associations as well as the picturesque character of the surrounding country combine to invest the city with an interest attaching to no other place in Japan. Kyoto has excellent hotel accommodation for foreign tourists. The city lies practically in the centre of Japan in the main line of railway, and is reached from Kobe in less than an hour and a quarter by express train. The population in 1938 was estimated at 1,159,800 thus making it the fifth largest city in Tapan
The first Biwa Canal completed in 1895 was designed for the passage of goods and passengers and to supply water power, the second canal constructed at a cost of Yen 4,477,805, supplies water for drinking, for the fire brigade and for purposes of hydro-electricity, etc.
Businessmen and visitors to Kyoto will find the officials of the Kyoto Chamber of Commerce ready with helpful suggestions both for making commercial con- nections and also arranging sightseeing plans. Two fast electric lines connect Kyoto and Osaka. The Government has electrified its line, the express train making the run (28 miles) in 40 minutes. Excellent motor highways also leave Kyoto for several nearby places of commercial and scenic importance.
Besides its importance as a sightseeing centre and as the distributing centre for a large variety of artistic Japanese products, it is also important as an educational centre, having four universities as well as many other schools. Kyoto Imperial University has about 7,000 students.