1937 VINTAGE JAPAN NIKKO NATIONAL PARK KANAYA HOTEL B&W PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM HISTORY

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ITEM :  Rare 1937 VINTAGE JAPAN NIKKO NATIONAL PARK KANAYA HOTEL B&W PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM.
NOTE:  THIS IS ONE OF 3 BOOKS FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHN KENNETH CALDWELL AND HIS OLDEST SON DAVID KENNETH CALDWELL I WILL HAVE LISTED.  FROM WIKIPEDIA:
John Kenneth Caldwell (October 16, 1881 – June 27, 1982) was an American diplomat who served as Minister Resident and Consul General to multiple countries.
Early life
John Kenneth Caldwell was born on October 16, 1881, in Piketon, Ohio.
Career
In 1906, he began his career in diplomacy. In 1909, he served as deputy consul general in Yokohama, Japan. In 1911, he served as vice consul in Port Arthur in the Japanese Kwantung Leased Territory. From 1920 to 1921, he served as a consul in Kobe, Japan and later served as the secretary of the Tokyo embassy from 1921 to 1924. From 1932 to 1935, he served as a consul general in Sydney, Australia. From 1935 to 1941, he served as a consul general in Tientsin, China and maintained his position after the Japanese took control of the city.
From 1914 to 1920, he served as the consul in Vladivostok, Russia until he was reassigned to Kobe, Japan.[3] During World War I he was tasked with aiding German prisoners of war in Siberia and later wrote a report on the Nikolayevsk incident that occurred during the Japanese intervention in Siberia.
On April 14, 1943, he was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to serve as the ambassador to Ethiopia under the title of consul general and presented his credentials on August 31, 1943. However, his title was later changed to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary on October 7, 1943, and he presented his credentials again on December 9, 1943. He would continue to serve as the ambassador to Ethiopia until August 26, 1945.
Later life
In 1948, he moved to Robles Del Rio, California and later moved to Carmel, California in 1967. In 1971, his wife Grace died. In 1973, he wrote a memoir, but did not publish it.[1] On June 27, 1982, he died.
THE ALBUM MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 7.5” BY 10.5”. THE COVER IS A DULL BLUE WITH A TREMENDOUS MOUNTAIN SCENE OF THE PARK.
THE DESCRIPTION OF EACH PHOTOGRAPH IS PRINTED ON A SEPARATE PAPER STRIP AND GLUED TO THE PAGE OF EACH PICTURE.
THE PHOTOS MEASURE APPROXIMATELY 4.25” BY 6”. IN THE REVERSE SIDE THE PAPER HAS AGFA TROPEX LOGO REPEATED. THE PICTURES ARE STAMPED NIKKO KANAYA HOTEL PHOTO DEPARTMENT.
THE PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDE:
THE SACRED BRIDGE
THE CRYPTOMERIA AVENUE
THE GRAND ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF IEYASU TEMPLE
THE YOMEIMON or HIGURASHIMON
THE FIVE STORIED PAGODA
PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL OF THE HOTEL
KINUGAWA SPA HOTEL
MR. KANAYA’S PRIVATE GARDEN MATSUYASHIKI PINE GROVE
VIEW OF CORNER BEDROOM OF HOTEL
LAKE PLACID PRIVATE SKATING RINK
KEGON FALL AND LAKE CHUZENJI
VIEW FROM THE VERANDA OF HOTEL
LAKE CHUZENJI AT MT. NANTAI
VIEW OF NIKKO MOUNTAINS
NIKKO YUMOTO SPA HYDROGEN SULPHIDE SPRINGS
WINTER SKIING AT DAIKOKU HILL
(ANOTHER) VIEW FROM CORNER BED ROOM
OUR PETS (BEARS) KUMA SAN & BUBOO SAN BORN IN 1936
GENERAL VIEW OF HOTEL, BRIDGE & DAIYA RIVER
THE LAST PHOTO IS MR. SHIN KANAYA, THE DIRECTOR OF THE HOTEL. HE INSCRIBED IT TO D.K. CALDWELL ESQ. & DATED THE SIGNATURE MARCH 12, 1937.
FROM THE NIKKO KANAYA HISTORY WEBSITE:
Nikko Kanaya Hotel – its birth
In 1870, Dr. James C. Hepburn, an American medical missionary, visited
Nikko and stayed at the house of Zenichiro Kanaya, who was a member of Gagaku (an ancient imperial court music) orchestra of the Toshogu Shrine. Foreseeing an increase in the number of foreign tourists to Nikko, Dr. Hepburn suggested that Kanaya open a hotel for foreigners. Following Hepburn’s advice, Zenichiro remodeled his house and opened “Kanaya Cottage Inn” in 1873.
In 1878, Isabella Bird, an English explorer, visited Nikko on her way to the northern Japan. She stayed at Kanaya Cottage Inn for twelve days. In her travelogue “Unbeaten Tracks in Japan,” she expressed her satisfaction with Nikko, Kanaya Cottage Inn and the service provided to her.
Kanaya’s house was originally a residence of samurai warriors during the Edo period. For its unique architectural characteristics, Kanaya Cottage Inn was called “Samurai House” by its foreign guests.
In 1893, Zenichiro relocated his business and opened “Kanaya Hotel” on the top of the hill that overlooks the River Daiya. It was Japan’s first full-fledged western-style resort hotel and has been in operation at the same place to date.
While Japan has undergone dramatic changes over the years, Kanaya Hotel has followed in the footsteps of its founder and upheld its tradition with pride.
MANY FAMOUS PEOPLE STAYED AT THE HOTEL INCLUDING CHARLES LINDBERGH, ALBERT EINSTEIN, JACK NIKLAUS, ISABELLA BIRD, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT & HELEN KELLER AMONG OTHERS.
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