qS board of agriculture. [Jan., 



From there we went to Moji, a great coal depot, with a fine 

 harbor, and from there to Kobe and Osaka. In Osaka we 

 visited the Satsuma ware painting shop and bronze factory 

 warehouse. All of the so-called factories which we saw in 

 Japan are very small, having perhaps five or six men at work 

 in an upper room. At a foundry and machine shop there we 

 found more of a factory than we had seen anywhere before. 

 Cast iron pipes, screw jacks, blacksmiths' supphes, and iron 

 work generally was being made. We also visited the mint. 



From Osaka we went to Kyoto and visited the Temple of 

 Buddha. The place is full of temples. We visited many shops 

 and were surprised to find most of the fine embroidery was 

 made by men. 



From there we went to Narra, the site of one of the princi- 

 pal Buddhist and Shinto temples in Japan. The approaches 

 to the shrine are by stone steps, and the path, leading through 

 splendid woods, is lined on each side by hundreds of square 

 stone ornamented pillars with stone lanterns on top. When 

 lighted the scene must be magnificent. We saw the sacred 

 white horse, and fed the sacred fish at the pond. 



That evening we started for Yokohama. There we called 

 upon the American Consul, purchased some photographs, and 

 made acquaintances with the American colony. 



From Yokohama we went to Tokio, obtained our mail at 

 the American Embassy, lunched at the Metropole Hotel, and 

 then journeyed to Nikko. The country, like all Japan which 

 we saw, was filled to the last inch. 



(Photograph No. 28.) 



Wherever irrigation is practicable rice is raised, but where 

 the country is dry or water scarce, wheat, barley, and other 

 vegetables are grown. The Kegan waterfall is an exceed- 

 ingly beautiful sight. It is formed by the outflow of Lake 

 Chusenji into a deep gorge, and the main waterfall is rein- 

 forced half way down by little falls made by seepage of the 

 lake through the rocks. We made the journey in jinrickshas. 

 The scenery was delightful all the way, and the lake is a gem 

 in the mountain tops. 



We went back to Tokio (Photographs Nos. 31 and 32), 

 visited and lunched at the American Embassy, went through 

 the House of Representatives and House of Peers, visited an 

 iris garden (Photographs Nos. 29 and 30), some of the tem- 



