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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1899
Page
4
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On arrival back in Yokohama the America Mara would sail on the 3rd, leaving two extra days. The party visited Cloisonne, Makiyi porcelain, lacquer work, and wood carving workshops, watching young workers at handcrafts. On board 47 army wives faced travel uncertainty as a ban on female passengers loomed. The voyage then skirted Tokyo Bay past Hakone, Kazusa, Sagami, and Enoura, with views of volcanic islands, Kobe, Osaka, and Venice of Japan famed Yodogawa city.
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Our party sought the castle view and city fortifications, crossing moats and gates amid guards and bystander help. Afterward we attended a decorated street festival, watched a Geisha dance, a German-trained brass band, and the Forty Seven Ronins play with ornate Japanese costumes, ending with souvenirs and jinrikisha rides to our hotel.
A travel diary recounts two hours by rail through a fertile valley near Nara. The writer visits Kasuga no Nagar temple, Ni gwatsu do, and Daibutsu, notes deer in the park, describes festival crowds, processions, Kagura dance, wrestling, and temple interiors. The trip continues to Kyoto with highlights at Chion and Maruyama Park, and reflections on Japanese courtesy and school visits.
Travelers recount visits to Kyoto's Kodaiji Saugusangendo and Nishi Hongwanji, noting relics of Hideyoabi and Kwannon images, training schools, and the Mikado’s rooms. They praise Kyoto silk shops, brocades, and gardens at Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji, plus Kano school screens and vivid color prints. The voyage to Kobe includes Nanemobiki Falls, holiday processions, and a sea crossing to Wagazaki aboard the Gaelic, observing terraced hills and lighthouses along the Inland Sea.
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