. William H. Seward's travels around the world. JAPANESE CEMETERY. is sometimes practised, the body is more generally interred in asitting posture, cramped within a plain, white, square box, borne tothe grave on mens shoulders. All who attend, wear white mourn-ing-badges. Women do not appear in the processions. Burial iswithout pomp and pageantry. A black or gray stone obelisk israised over the grave. All the cemeteries are crowded, but doubtless this is due to theeconomy of land required by so dense a population. They are,however, always shaded and green. 42 JAPAN, CHINA, AND COCHIN CHINA. Se
. William H. Seward's travels around the world. JAPANESE CEMETERY. is sometimes practised, the body is more generally interred in asitting posture, cramped within a plain, white, square box, borne tothe grave on mens shoulders. All who attend, wear white mourn-ing-badges. Women do not appear in the processions. Burial iswithout pomp and pageantry. A black or gray stone obelisk israised over the grave. All the cemeteries are crowded, but doubtless this is due to theeconomy of land required by so dense a population. They are,however, always shaded and green. 42 JAPAN, CHINA, AND COCHIN CHINA. Septeiriber 28th.—We made an excursion, by boat, to-day, onthe bay of Yeddo, to Kanagawa, and its precincts. The Tokaido,the high-road which traverses the island of Niphon, passes throughthe town. A crowd of both sexes and all ages gathered and staredat our landing. The architecture of Japanese towns and villagesis monotonous. The buildings, public and private, are small andhuddled together. It was a pleasing surprise to find the railroadto Ye
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