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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 inain line of railway, and is reached from Kobe in less than an hour and a quarter by express train. The population, according to the census of 1935, is 1,080,000.

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 Y.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 commercia connections and also for arranging sightseeing plans. Two fast electric lines connect Kyoto and Osaka, in addition to other slower lines. Excellent motor high ways also leave Kyoto for several nearby places of commerical 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.

DIRECTORY OF FOREIGN FIRMS

AMERICAN CHURCH MISSION-Karasu-

marudori Shimotachi-uri; Teleph. 2372 (Nishi-jin); Cable Ad: Amchu- miss

Rt. Rev. S. H. Nichols, S.T.D. Rev. and Mrs. P, A. Smith (Osaka) Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Chapman,

D.D. (Kyoto)

Rev. and Mrs. J. Hubard Lloyd

(Wakayama)

Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Morris

(Kyoto)

Dr. and Mrs. F. M. Jones, M.D.

(Osaka)

Miss H. R. Williams (Kyoto) Miss E. L. Foote (Kyoto) Miss H., Skiles (Kyoto) Miss A. S. VanKirk (Osaka) Miss L. E. Dickson (Nara) Miss M. W. Hester (Nara) Miss G. Sumners, (Kyoto)

JAPAN

Mrs. J. M. Oglesby (Kyoto) Rev. & Mrs. H. R. Shaw (Kyoto) Miss M. M. Houle (Osaka)

TOURIST BUREAU-C/o

Kyoto

Station; Teleph. Shimo 8480; Cable Ad: Tourist

PORTUGUESE VICE-CONSULATE—45, Nan-

zenji, Fukuchi-cho, Sakyo-ku Vice-Consul--K. Tnabata

SINGER SEWING MACHINE Co.-Yana-

ginobaba, Shijo

STANDARD-VACUUM OIL Co.--6, Onmaye da-cho, Nishi-Shichijo, Shimokyo ku

VORIES & CO., W. M., Architects-Omi- Hachiman; Teleph. 526; P.O. Box 2; Cable Ad: Vories

W. M. Vories, president