Japan and the Japanese illustrated . , , IKOM THE TKI: IIAIK. CHAPTER II. THE Ti:.]rrLKs of kamakoura. THE AVENUES.—THE CHAPELS.—-THE TORIS.—THE PAGODA.—IDOLS.—BONZES.—THE DAIBOUDHS. iiiE of llatcliimaii are appruaclicil l)y long Hues of tlicsc great cedar-treeswhich form the avenues to all places of worship in Japan. As we a(lvan(;e alongthe avenue on the Kanasawa side, chapels multiply themselves along tlie road, and tothe left, upon the sacred hills, we also come in sight of the oratories and commemorative THE Tonis. ] 17 st<iii(\s wliich mark the stations of the processio
Japan and the Japanese illustrated . , , IKOM THE TKI: IIAIK. CHAPTER II. THE Ti:.]rrLKs of kamakoura. THE AVENUES.—THE CHAPELS.—-THE TORIS.—THE PAGODA.—IDOLS.—BONZES.—THE DAIBOUDHS. iiiE of llatcliimaii are appruaclicil l)y long Hues of tlicsc great cedar-treeswhich form the avenues to all places of worship in Japan. As we a(lvan(;e alongthe avenue on the Kanasawa side, chapels multiply themselves along tlie road, and tothe left, upon the sacred hills, we also come in sight of the oratories and commemorative THE Tonis. ] 17 st<iii(\s wliich mark the stations of the processions; on the right the liorizoii is cluscJliy the niouiitaiii, witli its grottos, its streams, and its pine groves. After \vc havecrossed the river by a fine wooden bridge, we find ourselves su<Menlv at tliccntranec of anotlier aHcy, which leads from the sea-side, and occupies a large . is the principal avenue, intersected liy three gigantic , and it oiiens on the ^.:*4- ^r:^^^-<3^^^-^ .siiifc*^*!.^. A KAMI ;. grand srpiare in front of the chief staircase of the main buildings of the precinct of tht; sacred place extends into the street, and is surrounded onthree sides by a low wall of solid masonry, surmounted by a barrier of wood paintedred and black. Two steps lead to the first level. There is nothing to be seen therebut the houses of the bonzes, arranged like the side-scenes of a theatre, amid treesplanted along tlie barrier-wall, with two great oval ponds occupying the centre 118 LIFE IN JAPAN. of the square. They are connected with each other hy a hirge canal crossed by twoparallel bridges, each equally remarkable in its way. That on the right is of whitegranite, and it describes an almost perfect semicircle, so that when one sees it forthe first time one supposes that it is intended for some sort of geometrical exercise;Init I suppose that it is in reality a bridge of honour, reserved for the gods and thegood genii who
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