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Around the World with Togo Letters from a Japanese Schoolboy
A humorous travel letter from Hashimura Togi recounts a rambling, satirical journey to Ceylon (Sri Lanka) with Nogi. The writer mocks Mohammedan myths, describes Colombo and Kandy, comics elephants, the Temple of the Tooth, and local life with playful misspellings, social jabs, and half-maked observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hon. Postoffice
Nogi
Heaven
Creaton
Mohammedan
Ceylon
P. O
Devon
Equator
Earth
Irving. Cobb
Santa Cabra
Cal
Basso
Wm. H. Talft
Sect
Colombo
Kandy
Musian
Hon
Buddha
Burma
Coney Island
Gotama
H—Il
Infernal Revenue Dept
Treasury
Vienna
England
Java
Arrak
Darjeeling
America
Broadway
David Belasco
Adam
Miles
Grand Canyon
Thos Lipton
Nature
Adam & Wife
Paradise
Temple of Tooth
Main Street
Amiing
Pulla
Hashimura Togi