Due West; Or, Round the World in Ten Months

Chapter 2

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Landing in Japan.--Characteristic Street Scenes.--Native Bazars.--Women of Yokohama.--Excursion into the Country.--Visit to Kamakura.--Peculiar Scenes on the Road.--A Wonderful Bronze Statue.--Popular Religions of the Country.--The Hakone Pass.--A Youthful Mother.--Native Jugglers.--Temple of Shiba.--Review of the Soldiery.--Ludicrous Sights.--A Native Fair at Tokio.--A Poor Japanese Woman's Prayer 30