Japan and the Japanese illustrated . on the horizon is thenniiparts of the citadel. The 1 ), or seignorial residcncis to wiiich we improperly gave the palace, do not differ except Iiy their dimensions. The most opulent and the simplestpresent the same type of arehitectur(\ the same elmraettr of simplicity. They are com-posed of a finst enclosure of liuildings reserved for the Princes aervants and men-at- 184 LIFE IN JAPAN. arms. These buildings have only one storey above the ground floor, and form a longs(|uare, always surrounded by a ditch ; a single roof covers them, a s
Japan and the Japanese illustrated . on the horizon is thenniiparts of the citadel. The 1 ), or seignorial residcncis to wiiich we improperly gave the palace, do not differ except Iiy their dimensions. The most opulent and the simplestpresent the same type of arehitectur(\ the same elmraettr of simplicity. They are com-posed of a finst enclosure of liuildings reserved for the Princes aervants and men-at- 184 LIFE IN JAPAN. arms. These buildings have only one storey above the ground floor, and form a longs(|uare, always surrounded by a ditch ; a single roof covers them, a single wall protectsthem, and most frequently they have no other issue on the public way than thisone door. The windows are numerous, low, and wide, regularly placed on two parallellines, and furnished with wooden shutters. In the interior a more or less considerablenumber of Louses divided into regular compartments, like the banacks of the yakouninesat Benten, are placed diagonally all round, or on two sides at least, of the centre. A UECKlTlOX BY A IliUH FUSCTIuNAKV. building. These arc tlie quarters of the Princes troops. A wide space separates tliemfrom a second railed enclosure, which contains the Residence properly so called. The dependencies of the palace face the military quarter. The principal buildingis surrounded by a verandah opening upon an interior court, and upon the gardenwith its tanks and its delicious shades. Such is the inviolable and silent asylumin wliich the proud ])ainii(j shuts himself up in the bosom of his family, during thesix months of each year wliich the custom of the Empire obliges him to jiass inthe (rapital. We could form an idea of the dwellings of the Japanese nobility only from whatmight be discerned in a birds-tye view of this quarter. No European has ever crossed PANORAMIC VIEW OF YEDLO. 185 the threshold of a Japanese Yaski. The Taikouns miuistcrs, following the example ofthe nobility, have never permitted the foreign ambassadors to visit
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