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.