. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. A rVlK Al, .lAlAXKSK SCENE IN NIKKO. CHAPTER VII. CITY AND COUNTRY. WE are constantly hearing praises sung of a village lying in theheart of the northern mountains called Nikko, the city oftemples. Nowhere else shall we find such shrines of worshipand nowhere else such magnificent scenery. In fact, the use of that adjec-tive reminds us of the saying which has become a Japanese proverb, whichruns like this: N^^ikko wo minai uchi iva, kekko to ui
. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. A rVlK Al, .lAlAXKSK SCENE IN NIKKO. CHAPTER VII. CITY AND COUNTRY. WE are constantly hearing praises sung of a village lying in theheart of the northern mountains called Nikko, the city oftemples. Nowhere else shall we find such shrines of worshipand nowhere else such magnificent scenery. In fact, the use of that adjec-tive reminds us of the saying which has become a Japanese proverb, whichruns like this: N^^ikko wo minai uchi iva, kekko to ui na ! Given a free translation this means : Until you have seen Nikko, theword magnificent is meaningless. Tlie annual matsuri is soon due at this sacred retreat; thousands ofexcursionists are planning to take a trip nortliward, and report comes inthat large parties of pilgrims are already on their way by foot to thefamous place. So we decide to postpone furtlier sightseeing in Tokj-oand go with the crowd. But we have to wait until another day, and that 303 364 THE FAR EAST. evening we catch a vivid picture of the flower of Yedo, so that we areglad we had not hasten
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