Chap. V. 
THE CITY OF YEDQ. 
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CHAPTER V. 
The city of Yedo — Hill of the 
city from its summit — “Ol 
of the feudal princes — Tht 
— Clumps of trees — No e 
murderers — The Harikari- 
description — “ Belle Vue" 
city. 
god Atango — Magnificent view of the 
le — Moats and massive walls 
>r guns visible — Use of the 
legent or Gotiio — Fate of the 
’ — Population of Yedo — Size of the 
On the day after my arrival in Yedo Mr. Alcoek 
was good enough to invite me to accompany him 
in a ride through some of the most interesting 
parts of the city. The Legation is situated in the 
south-west suburb, and the main portion of the 
great city lies to the eastward from our starting 
point. There was nothing to indicate to a stranger 
the point where the western suburb ended and the 
city commenced ; indeed, as it has been justly ob- 
served, “ the suburb of Sinagawa merges into Yedo 
much in the same way as Kensington straggles 
into London.” Taking then an easterly course, a 
portion of our road led us through lanes fringed 
with fields and gardens, and through streets some- 
what resembling those of a country town in 
England. During the first part of our route there 
was nothing particularly striking to attract our 
