Chap. XII. TEMPLE OF TWELVE ALTARS. 
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many a winding path in order to see the more 
remarkable portions of this beautiful suburban 
scenery, with which Mr. Harris was well ac- 
quainted, and of which he was one of the most 
enthusiastic admirers. Our destination was a 
place called Joo-ne-shoo, or the Temple of the 
Twelve Altars. This temple is ' situated in a 
wood, and has a waterfall on one side, and a 
lake on the other. Numerous tea-houses do a 
thriving trade here, as the place is much resorted 
to by the good citizens of Yedo. Saki, which is 
rather stronger than tea, is also consumed in con- 
siderable quantities. Report says that many of 
the visitors are particularly fond of composing 
and reciting poetry in one of the avenues near 
the temple, and that sundry draughts of the 
favourite beverage are taken to brighten the in- 
tellect and to excite the imagination. At the 
upper end of this avenue there are sundry jets of 
water, each having a fall of about six feet, which 
are used in a curious way that is worth mention- 
ing. It seems that, when the poet or philosopher, 
or whoever he may be, has imbibed so much saki 
as to render him incapable of further enjoyment — 
in fact, when he is what is vulgarly termed 
drunk — he gravely proceeds and places his head 
under one of these jets of cold water. This has 
the effect of making him a more sober, if not a 
wiser, man, and it enables him to return once 
more to the enjoyment of his saki. How often 
this system can be repeated in an afternoon with 
