At the opening of the picture we enter the harbor of Yokohama greeted as at home by waging of handkerchiefs from friends of the passengers of the Empress of India. The screen does not forget to remind us that we are entering a land about the size of the state of Montana, and which has a population of no less than 50,000,000 people. The "Impressions of Japan" which are first thrown on the screen are calculated to fix in the mind of the spectator an idea of the fascinating beauty of this little country where thrift, health, correct sanitation and beauty are the chief characteristics. Here we see Count Okuma strolling in his garden with his grandchildren, a street scene in Tokyo showing how disastrous fires are prevented through the vigilance of officers stationed in watch towers, and an iris garden at Kamata in full bloom. Then there is the theater street at Kyoto, and there is the main street at Ikaio where there is a quarter of a mile of stone steps down which we watch the pr
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