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Show 8B Sun Advoca te, P r i ce, Utah Wednesday, AAa rc h 7, 1984 Local finds Japan awesome Editors note: Mrs. Seely is a Clawson resident who visited the Orient last year. She shares her impressions of Japan in the following article. In the future, an account of her experiences in China w ill appear. By CAROLYN SEELY Special to the Sun Advocate So you think you want to visit hours you can different from anything youve ever known that you want to pinch yourself to see if youre awake or in a the Orient. In 9V2 be in a world so fantasy-drea- hours racing with the sun from Seattle to Japan. From landing in Japan until you return to Seattle, you are never sure if you are awake or asleep. When my husband and I got to Japan last November, we joined the 27 others of our tour group led by our official No. 1 tour guide. A bus then took us to a beautiful, spacious, clean hotel so far from what I had been expecting that I was flabNine-and-a-ha- lf bergasted. Rolling around junior high school student wheels Nora Kartchner, age 90, around the Carbon County Nursing Home as part of the annual Rock 'n' Roll Jamboree Feb. 25. The jamboree is a fundraiser for the Utah Heart Association. A We had read everything we could get our hands on and were of the opinion the trip would have only crude, primitive, and very plain accommodations and were prepared to accept it as such. Here we were in a $100 a day room with all kinds of at- tendants, expertly manicured lawns, everything clean and neat. Fantastic! As we looked out the windows, we could see women with enbrooms and push-carstreets. the dlessly cleaning They all wore kerchiefs on their heads and face masks. Their clothing was dark colored. Their e to fit stockings were around their thongs. Tennis is big in Japan. All ages play in the courts that seem to be on almost every ts split-mad- block. Japanese all dress neatly. Some wear the native style: long satin embroidered men parkimonos. A lot wear western style ticularly clothing. Almost anyone we saw could pose for the cover of our most glamorous magazines. As wed ride on the bus, we g could see great big a womans as as things, large arm, growing in fields. The guide didnt know what they were. Hay is stacked on end in triangular shapes with a straw cover over each stack that looks like a hat. Most of the houses have tile roofs. In many cases clothes are laid flat on the roof to dry. bean-lookin- There are all kinds of vehicles. Everyone drives on the left side. A lot of the people even walk on the left side. Grass and trees, flowering plants of all kinds, rice paddies, many garden vegetables, and orange trees are in many yards. (except tourists) walks over to Everything green, fresh, clean. Our No. 1 guide had gone on at great lengths about getting your the pot and throws incense in it, bowing and chanting as they do so. laundry done. You could have it done cheaper than anywhere in the whole world, etc., etc. Since we had four days clothes piled up, I bundled it all up and sent it to be done. That night it was returned; smelled great, looked better than at home. It cost $25 American money They feed you so often on the plane that when we had first reached Japan, we really were not hungry. However, we did want a cup of coffee. We went to the dining room and each had one cup of coffee. This cost us $5 American money. The worst part is, we had free dinner tickets, and could have used them and had all the coffee we wanted that way free. You learn fast. Some of us visited a temple. Hundreds of steps led up to it. Writing is engraved in the railings flanking each side. A graveyard is on one side with interesting headstones. The other side seems to be guarded by large trees and rocks. At the top of the stone stairs are two Pagodas of brilliant blues, greens, reds, and lots of gold everywhere. Truly awesome. Right in the middle of the huge courtyard is an incense across in burner about fire is burning under the pot, and as the incense burns, the natives cup their hands and capture the smoke and rub it all over themselves. The guide said they believe this brings good luck and vanquishes illness and bad spirits. The temple floor is completely covered with red reed mats. Thousands of gold bells hang, many on a rope, from ropes A ! diameter. Nearly hanging from the ceiling. Candles are burning at various places around the room. It is not an entirely enclosed building, but more open air with pillars all around. Visitors give food, flowers, and money offerings. They pray on their knees or squat. Everywhere you look, you see gold. Anyone who wants may go into the temple if shoes are removed and placed in a plastic bag found at the front of the temple. Chimes ring in pleasant tones as the priests in black robes perform their duties. The whole atmosphere is relaxing and inspiring. Having never seen a temple before, the experience was for me unforgettable. Our itinerary said it was time to move on though we were in Japan for far too short a time. everyone 1984 Women's West conference to be held in Park City The Womens West 1984 at the take place July Yarrow Inn, Park City. The conference is free and open to the public. The first Womens West conference, held in August 1983, will 11-1- 4, made headlines when 300 educators, researchers, media personnel and lay people met in Sun Valley, Idaho, to discuss new research on the role of women in the history of the American West. The Womens West 1984 was scheduled in response to the high level of interest in the topic demonstrated during the 1983 project. For this years conference, educators have been invited to present workshops on teaching western womens history. 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