Identifier: mikadosempire05grif (find matches)
Title: The mikado's empire
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Griffis, William Elliot, 1843-1928
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Publisher: New York, Harper & brothers
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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n^some parts of Japan, notably along the To-kaido, there are miles of embankments formed by them. At Daishoji a number of exiled Christians from Urakami, nearNagasaki, are confined. I was not allowed to see them. At the sul-phur baths of Yamanaka, a noted watering-place, were a number of no-blemen with their families. I also visited Sabae, Katsuyama, Ono, Ma-ruoka, all large towns, in Echizen. At Sabae we were entertained insplendid style at the temple hostelry. The entire country is very richin historical, legendary, mythic, and holy associations, and my enjoy- 582 THE MIKADOS EMPIRE. ment was intense throughout. The Daimio of Maruoka is a descend-ant of the Daimio of Hizen, friend of the Jesuits in the sixteenth cent-ury. September 30th.—My new foreign house was finished some daysago. It was first visited by the prince and his officers, who enjoyed aluncheon, a social smoke, and a view of the mountains from the veran-da. They wished to study a foreign house at leisure. The scenery
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My House in Fnkui. of the river, up the valley—the mountains to the west and south, snow-clad Hakuzan to the north, the city and castle, towers, moats, and walls—is very fine. Then, for three days, by official permission, the housewas thrown open to public inspection. People from the city andcountry folks from afar flocked in crowds to see how mankind in THE LAST TEAR OF FEUDALISM. 533 civilized countries live. The refreshment-venders, the men whochecked clogs, sandals, and umbrellas, did a thriving business. Proba-bly twenty thousand people have inspected my new house. After the last naruhodo (Well, I never! Is it possible !) was ejacu-lated, I took possession. The materials of seasoned wood, stone chim-neys, tiled roof, wall-paper, etc., are of the best. American hardware,grates, mantel-pieces, glass windows, wardrobes, etc., make a cozy andcomfortable dwelling for the inmate, as well as a standing educator ofthe native public* Extension - table, chairs, book-cases, and otherfur

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