. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. within. They command a fine view of the bay,with its sparkling waters and fleets of boats, junks, and steamers ; theplains, with their far-reaching fields of crops ; the rivers, forests, andmountains, crowned by that gem, silver-tipped Fuji. Here is to l)e seen the oldest tea-house in Yokohama, named Fujita, inhonour of the sacred mountain standing out in such bold relief against theclear sky. This lofty building is reached by a stairway of a
. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. within. They command a fine view of the bay,with its sparkling waters and fleets of boats, junks, and steamers ; theplains, with their far-reaching fields of crops ; the rivers, forests, andmountains, crowned by that gem, silver-tipped Fuji. Here is to l)e seen the oldest tea-house in Yokohama, named Fujita, inhonour of the sacred mountain standing out in such bold relief against theclear sky. This lofty building is reached by a stairway of a hundred stone 328 THE FAR EAST. steps, concerning the ascent of which the following story is told : Someyears since, a circus rider, grown weary of the applause won in the ring,undertook a tour of the country, with the express purpose of riding downthe stone steps of every shrine he should visit, hoping by this recklessnessto gain the favoiu- of the gods belonging to the same. In the course of hiswanderings he came to Fujita, and accompanied by his daughter rode upthe hundred steps. Then, as if to outdo himself, he rode down the stone. SUBURBAN TKA- IKirSKS. stairway standing upon his head on the back of his horse, holding betweenhis uplifted feet a fan. If successful here, the story goes on to say thathe soon after met liis death by a fall from his horse. Whether his horseblundered, or the gods withdrew their favour, the narrator does not say. The post-office is on Main Street, from which mails to Euroj)e leaveevery week, and to America once in ten days. Japan belongs to thePostal Union, a uniform rate for foreign letters being five sen for a letterwhose weight does not exceed fifteen grams. The rate for a letter of JAPAN. 329 one-fuurth ounce is two sen for any part of the empire. A telegraph officeis near by, and a message can Ije sent to any part of Japan for a charge ofabout a cent a character. If sent in a foreign language, the expense is fivesen a word. There are three
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