* This morning I drove up to the Otome Mountain Pass at 5:35. I saw the beautiful Mt.Fuji capped with white snow in the dawn sky (bottom left picture.) It was the first time for me to acknowledge that the dawn sky was very light. After 6:00, the top of mountain took directly the sun shine (bottom center picture.) At the same time, the sky around the mountain has become light pink. At 6:10, the whole body of mountain became red. However, due to the remaining moistures brought by heavy rains in last night, it did not look beautiful the same as its picture taken on October 13. It looked rather dull. The thermometer installed on the road side was one degree centigrade. I wore the same clothes with the down jacket which I brought to the view point at 4,000 meters high from sea level, from where I could see Mt. Everest with my own eyes. So I could watch the change of its appearance.The three pictures shown below were selected from my 54 shots of the mountain. If I came here 30 minutes earlier, I would be able to take a shot of Mt. Fuji together with the night view of Gotemba city. I was very happy today.

* In evening, Mr. Hideo Kitagawa facsimiled me a partial copy of book titled as "Submarine I-38 came back" wrote by Mr. Tsurayuki Hashimoto, the commander of boat. The fax message was only concerned with Mr. Kazuo Sakamaki and Mr. Toshio Mizui's special attacks. I found the new facts from it. I thank him for his efforts to send them on fax. I will make efforts to get a full copy of his book at the earliest occasion. I woukd like to study the commander's character.

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