Fukizawa Yukichi (Captain Kimura's assistant/Translator)
San Francisco/International Hotel
March 31, 1860
Today the mayor, Henry F. Teschemacher, gave us a tour around San Francisco. This was our first opportunity to roam the city ever since we got off Kanrin Maru. It has been an interesting day. They took us to the most famous locations in the city. I was translating as the Americans described the significance of each building we visited. We compared it's modernization to our homeland in Japan. We saw their different types of technologies, and their different types of buildings. After our tour, we spent the night in the International Hotel. It was quite an experience. Their beds are a lot different than ours. It didn't feel like home, but of course it takes time to get used to our new surroundings.
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I agree, America is much more modern and advance than Japan.
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