Chapter 14

Queries, curious,163.

“Quiver of poverty,” the,92.

Rain-cloak, straw,176.

Reception, a formal,157.

Reiheishi-kaido, an “In memoriam” avenue,48.

Restaurant, portable,4.

Rice,36.

Rivers, Japanese, change of names of,90.

Road-side tea-house,38.

Rokkukado, the,288.

Rokugo,148; Buddhist funeral at,148; temple at,151.

Saikaiyama,106.

Sakamoki river,137; handsome bridge at,137.

Sakatsu pass,143.

Saké, the national drink,71,168,169; effects of,71,183; libations of,274.

Sakuratogé river,128.

Salisburia adiantifolia,309,313.

Samisen, the national female instrument,70.

Sampans, or native boats,3; mode of sculling,4.

Sanno pass,96.

Sarufuto,231.

Sarufutogawa river,237,246.

Satow, Mr. Ernest, Japanese Secretary of Legation,14; his reputation,199.

Satsu, or paper money,7.

Savage life at Biratori,234–236.

School, a village,66; lessons and punishments,67.

Science, native, dissection unknown to,142.

Scramble, a Yezo,228.

Seaweed, symbolism of,165.

Seed shop, a,78.

Servant, engaging a,16–18.

Shinagawa or Shinbashi village,12.

Shinano river,114,115,120.

Shingoji,153; rude intrusion,153.

Shinjô,139; trade,139; discomforts,140.

Shinkawa river,120.

Shione pass,143.

Shirakasawa, mountain village,128; graceful act at,129.

Shiraôi village,226,289; volcanic phenomena,290; hot spring,291; lianas,292; beautiful scenery,292,293; bear-trap,293; houses,294.

Shirawasa,183; eclipse at,186.

Shiribetsan mountain,301.

Shoes, straw, a nuisance,88.

Shôji, or sliding screens,40.

Shopping,77.

Shops, Japanese, articles sold in,73,74.

Shrine, revolving,28.

Shrines, beauty of,60.

Sight, a strange,81.

Silk factory,159.

Sir Harry’s messenger,42.

Skin-diseases,76.

Solitary ride, a,216–219.

Springs, hot,89.

“Squeeze,” a,19,65.

Stone lanterns,28.

Storm, effects of a,188.

Straw rain-cloak,176,177.

Straw shoes for horses,88.

Street, a clean,49.

Street and canal,117.

Sulphur spring at Yumoto,65.

Sumida river,22.

Summer and winter costume,82.

Taiheisanmountain,156.

Tajima,96.

Takadayama mountain,88.

Takahara,88,89; hot springs,89.

Takata,99; general aspect,100; policemen at,100.

Tamagawa hamlet,124.

Tarumai volcano,227,228.

Tatami, or house mats,40.

Tattooing,34,259,260.

Tea, Japanese,39.

Teishi, or landlord,39.

Temple architecture, uniformity of,21.

Tendo town,138.

Threshing, varieties in,44.

Tochigi,45; theyadoyaandshôji,45.

Tochiida,139.

Togénoshita,318.

Toilet, a lady’s,200; hair-dressing,200,201; paint and cosmetics,201,202; mirror,201.

Tôkiyô,10; first impressions,12; the British Legation,13; Kwan-non temple of Asakusa,21; a perpetual fair,23; archery galleries,29; western innovations,30; tranquillity of,324.

Tokonoma, or floors of polished wood,52.

Tomakomai,227.

Toné, river,43.

Torii, a,149.

Toyôka village,174.

Transport, prices,79; agent,97.

Travelling equipments,32,33; passports,33,34.

Travelling, slow,143.

Tsugawa river,106;yadoya,107; town,108; packet-boat,109; “running the rapids,”109; fantastic scenery,110; river-course,110; river-life,110.

Tsuguriko,180.

Tsuiji, farming village,120,121.

Tsukuno,134.

Tufa cones,290.

“Typhoon,” a,322.

“Typhoon rain,” a,297.

Udonosansnow-fields,139.

Universal greyness,207; language, the,296.

Unpleasant detention, an,187.

Usu,302; temple,302,303; bay,304; Aino lodges at,304.

Usu-taki volcano,300.

Utsu pass, view from,129.

Vegetation, tropical,85.

Village life,47.

Vineyards on the Tsugawa,111.

Volcano Bay,220.

Wakamatsu,99.

Watering-place, a native,65.

Waterproof cloak, a paper,78.

Water-shed, the,93.

Welcome, a wild,208,209.

Wilkinson, Mr.,19.

Winter dismalness,123.

Women, employment for,159.

Wood-carving at Nikkö,60.

Worship, a supposed act of,244.

YadatePass,188,189; the force of water,189; landslips,189.

Yadoya, or hotel,37,39,45,48,63,65,85,93,100,101,103,107,122,123,131,132,134,136,144,147,156,178,179,181,191,195,217,220,226,280,294,315,316,318; taxes on,136.

Yamagataken,125; prosperous,137; plain,137; convict labour at,137; town,137; its streets,137; forgeries of eatables and drinkables,138; public buildings,138; vulgarity of policemen,138.

Yamakushinoi hamlet,316.

Yedo city,10(seeTôkiyô); gulf of,11; plain of,11.

Yezo,216,217; itinerary of tour in,319.

Yokohama,3;sampans,3; portable restaurant,4;kurumas, or jin-ri-ki-shas,4; man-carts,8; railway station and fares,10,11; Chinamen,15.

Yokokawa,92; filth and squalor,92.

Yokote,147; discomfort,148; Shintô temple,148;torii,148.

Yomei Gate, the,56.

Yonetsurugawa river,177; exciting transit,177,178.

Yonezawa plain,129,131,133.

Yoshida,133.

Yoshitsuné, shrine of,252,253,273,note.

Yubets,228,289; a ghostly dwelling at,229.

Yuki, her industry,69.

Yumoto village,65; bathing sheds at,65.

Yurapu, Aino village,316; river,316.

Yusowa,145; fire at,145; lunch in public,146; accident at,146; curiosity of crowd,146.


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