RESIDENCES OF THE DAIMIOS. 
Chap. Y. 
populous portion of Yedo lies beyond these hills, 
but that was now hidden from our view. 
Such is the appearance which Yedo presents 
when viewed from the summit of Atango-yama. 
This hill now bears the modem title of “ Grande 
Vue,” and well it deserves the name. After we 
had enjoyed this magnificent view for some time, 
we descended by the stone steps and resumed our 
ride. Our road now skirted a hill clothed with 
noble timber-trees and surrounded with walls. 
This was the Imperial cemetery. A short distance 
beyond this we crossed the first or outer moat, and 
were then in the “ official quarter,” amongst the 
residences of the Daimios and their retainers. Here 
the streets are wide, straight, and cleanly kept, and 
altogether have quite a different appearance from 
those we had already passed through. Good drains 
are carried down each side to take off the super- 
fluous water. All we saw of the houses of the 
Daimios was the outer walls, the grated windows, 
and the massive-looking doors, many of them deco- 
rated with the armorial bearings of their owners. 
These buildings were low — generally two stories 
high ; their foundations and lower walls were 
formed of massive stonework, and the upper part 
of wood and chunam. Judging from the general 
length of the outer street walls, the interior of these 
places must be of great size ; indeed such must 
necessarily be the case, to enable them to accommo- 
date the large number of retainers which these 
princes always keep about them. As we rode along, 
