CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER VIII. 
ssidence of the AbW Girard — Singing-birds — C 
of Yedo — Shops — Paper, and the uses to which it is applied - 
Articles of food — Monkeys eaten — Fire-proof buildings — IT 
Bas — Ah-sax-saw — Its bazaars, temples, and tea-gardens — 
chrysanthemums — Tea-plant — The Yedo river — The city t 
site Yedo — Temple of Eco-ying — Its origin — Crowds of peop 
Curious scene in the temple — Earthquakes — Their frequenc 
How they are dreaded by the natives — Straw shoes of men 
CHAPTER IX. 
Leave Yedo — Mendicant nuns— Place of execution — Its appearance 
in the days of Kaempfer — Visit to a famous temple — Field crops 
by the way — Begging priests — Pear-trees — Holy water — Temple 
of Tetstze — Its priests and devotees — Inn of “ Ten Thousand Cen- 
turies ” — Kind reception — Waiting-maids and refreshments — 
Scenes on the highway — Relieved from my yakoneen guard — 
New plants added to my collections — Names of the most valuable 
— Ward’s cases, their value — Plants shipped for China — Devout 
wishes for their prosperous voyage 136 
CHAPTER X. 
a — Views of Mount Fusi — The Kino Channel and 
Inland Sea — Presents for the Queen — The port of Hiogo and town 
of Osaca — Important marts for trade — Good anchorage — Crowds 
of boats — Islands — Charming scenery — Daimios’ castles — Towns 
and villages — Gorgeous sunset — Village of Ino-sima — Terraced 
land — “The pilot’s home ” — River-like sea— Scenes on shore — 
.e of wind — Extra- 
ordinary harbour — Southern Channel — Ship ashore Two Jonahs 
on board — Nagasaki in winter —Arrival at Shanghae — Plants 
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