. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. CHAPTER II. THE GATEWAY OF THE ORIENT. JAPAN is wonderfully favoured in the matter of harbours, there beingover half a hundred in which large craft may find safe one of these, on the western coast of the island of Tsushima, anavy might be secreted, and the water close to the shore is so deep thatshijjs can be fastened to the trunks of huge trees growing to the watersvery edge, tlieir trenchant In-anches dipped into the placid tide. Themost f
. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. CHAPTER II. THE GATEWAY OF THE ORIENT. JAPAN is wonderfully favoured in the matter of harbours, there beingover half a hundred in which large craft may find safe one of these, on the western coast of the island of Tsushima, anavy might be secreted, and the water close to the shore is so deep thatshijjs can be fastened to the trunks of huge trees growing to the watersvery edge, tlieir trenchant In-anches dipped into the placid tide. Themost famous harl)our, according to the worlds reckoning, is that ofNagasaki, and this and the port of Yokohama are the two which are thedestination of foreign steamers of travel. Another noted place is Shimoda,formerly a port of treaty ; and then tliere are Toba, Matoya, and Shimidzu,all on the Pa(;ific coast. In the Inland Sea are the sheltered bays of^litarai, Takamatsu, and the naval station of Kure ; in the far north arethe ports of Mororan and Hakodate. On the western coast are foundSado. Iki. and the one first mentioned. These are only
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