Japan and her people (1902) (14773115351)

Identifier: japanherpeopl01hart (find matches)
Title: Japan and her people
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Hartshorne, Anna C
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Publisher: Philadelphia, Coates
Contributing Library: University of British Columbia Library
Digitizing Sponsor: University of British Columbia Library



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little of his fine outlook, hewill probably tell you he has a view of Fuji from hiswindows. Stylish carriages roll by, coachman andfootmen often in a neat liveiy of dark blue, tight-fitting trousers, like the jinrikisha mens, belted tunic,with flowing sleeves, and white mushroom hat. Themasters crest or initial, worked between the shoulders,completes the costume. There are pretty girls onhorseback, too, with running grooms ahead, and plentyof jinrikishas dashing down at breakneck pace, or toil-ing up, pushed by an extra man beliind. They sayaccidents are not frequent; but many residents wholove their lives prefer to walk the hill both ways—apractice which must cultivate excellent muscles. One of the lower slopes, called Camp Hill, is linedwith Japanese shops—great places for old stamps andcurios of more than doubtful authenticity. Thisregion is part of the old village of Honmura, whichwas here long before the Black Ships came fromAmerica; and a guard-house—Japanese, of course—
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YOKOHAMA. 25 stood here in the sixties to protect the Settlement fromover-zealous patriots. Another street near by is thehaunt of dealers in second-hand European furniture,which is always plenty in this ever-changing com-munity, where diplomatic officials, merchants andmissionaries alike are literally here to-day and goneto-morrow. One after another sells out and departs,and the newcomers who take their places attend auc-tions and explore Honmura Machi, well knowing thatthey will presently shift in turn to other lands or otherparts of the empire. While here, however, this unstable population en-deavors to live as nearly in its native manner as pos-sible, in spite of the distance from base. Lane &Crawfords big general store, and the milliners andtailors, and their likes, contrive to furnish Europeanfood and European fashions, only a little out of date.There is the cricket ground, where some good gamesare played ; banks and churches of course ; a hall forentertainments and public me