THE PICTURESQUE SIDE OF JAPANESE LIFE 



Photograph from Professor David M. Robinson 



THE CHINESE GATE LEADING TO THE MAUSOLEUM OF IYEMITSU AT NIKKO 

 Figures of storks, a white dragon set upon golden waves, and the heads of lions surrounded by arabesques 

 and friezes of chrysanthemums, peonies, pines, bamboos, and birds are among the ornate carvings which distin- 

 guish this famous Kara-mon as one of the most beautiful gates in Japan. More than six acres of gold leaf were 

 used in gilding the shrines of the sacred city of Nikko, impressive memorials of the pomp and glory of Japan's 

 Yedo period. 



