East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 8
... building of a single story , with an innocent- looking tall chimney , that might be connected with a pottery or a small iron - foundry . The business is always conducted privately , and there are few in Tokio , except those who are ...
... building of a single story , with an innocent- looking tall chimney , that might be connected with a pottery or a small iron - foundry . The business is always conducted privately , and there are few in Tokio , except those who are ...
Page 64
... the middle of the road and help yourself from the stores displayed in the shops on either hand . The buildings are very low , so much so that , glancing down their lengths , it seems as if they were all one 64 EAST BY WEST .
... the middle of the road and help yourself from the stores displayed in the shops on either hand . The buildings are very low , so much so that , glancing down their lengths , it seems as if they were all one 64 EAST BY WEST .
Page 67
... or soil beaten hard . On approaching the first room of the palace we were required to take off our boots , a cere- mony preliminary to entering any building , from a tea - house to a temple . Sometimes THE CAPITAL OF THE MIKADOS . 67.
... or soil beaten hard . On approaching the first room of the palace we were required to take off our boots , a cere- mony preliminary to entering any building , from a tea - house to a temple . Sometimes THE CAPITAL OF THE MIKADOS . 67.
Page 80
... building is nearly three hundred years old , and is a splendid specimen of the architecture of the time . Unlike the gaudy temples at Nikko , the wood and stone work are left in their natural colour , which centuries have toned down to ...
... building is nearly three hundred years old , and is a splendid specimen of the architecture of the time . Unlike the gaudy temples at Nikko , the wood and stone work are left in their natural colour , which centuries have toned down to ...
Page 81
... buildings in Japan , it was transported hither . There is much carving on this gateway , the figure on one of the panels telling a pretty story . Kiyo - yo , having had a proposal modestly made to him that he should resign the throne ...
... buildings in Japan , it was transported hither . There is much carving on this gateway , the figure on one of the panels telling a pretty story . Kiyo - yo , having had a proposal modestly made to him that he should resign the throne ...
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