Category: Travel Writing
Many have been before me, and the theme of this volume can hardly be called new, for Japan has been viewed from every side and through all kinds of eyes. This, however, has not deterred me from jotting down a few observations and experiences of my own, hoping that in them my r...
Many have been before me, and the theme of this volume can hardly be called new, for Japan has been viewed from every side and through all kinds of eyes. This, however, has not...
2. Part 2You will have many friends who will give you a great deal of kindly advice before you leave for Japan. On no point will their suggestions be as plentiful as on the mooted questi...
3. Part 3This was the first Japanese house I had ever been in, and naturally I was interested to see what it was like. It was oriental in every way, though by no means an example of orie...
4. Part 4But in the mean while our attention had been attracted to the stage. It had been prettily arranged as a garden scene, in a way far more realistic and beautiful than the painted...
5. Part 5When some nobleman--for the higher classes alone could afford such a sacrifice--wished to gain the favour of Buddha, he would go to one of these humble artists and give him an o...
6. Part 6We entered the temple-grounds by a long avenue arched over by tall cryptomerias, which extended in a tangled forest on either side. Through the wistaria vines, almost as dense a...
7. Part 7The English language suffers at the hands of our commercial friends, and their attempts to catch the American trade in this way reveal many startling things. One shop informs us...
8. Part 8And now there were more bouquets, more smiles and bows, and more polishing of _jinrikisha_ wheels. Again did Eba keep a watchful eye upon Fuji, and many a glimpse of the majesti...