Litchfield enquirer., 1866-12-20

side stood q building containing larg
 bell ten feet in night and five feet broad a
 the bottom. It had no tongue but wa.
 rung by means of timber swung on {
 pulley; it's tone was clear. The Temple is
 very high although of only one story; the
 roof is Gothic and covered with tile. Rising up twenty stone steps we came to veran- dar twenty feet wide, and supported by sol
 i'd oaken pillars. Here is the entrance to
 the temple the doors of which are covered
 with copper. Inside is hall some thirty
 feet wide and sixty feet long. Another row of oaken pillars runs the whole length of the temple near which is railing shutting off further advance Behind are the altar and the gods. Here was gorgeous pair of brazen &talks (the Stalk is the sacred bird of Japan) and above the altar were Japanese 1 inscriptions in gold and blue, as bright as the day they were put on. The whole temple was covered with mats
 We went from the Temple to the main avenue from which Q branch leads to the tombs of the Tycoons. Outside is Q large gateway with carved doors; inside, a small temple, where noforeigner can enter, ,inwhich are the tombs. We were informed that the inside of this temple and tombs themselves were coated with gold. Fifteen Tycoons are buried here. In another part of this private enclosure is 8 second temple for the wives of the Tycoons and few of the principal Damios. We were the second party of foreigners that were ever admitted into this fine park. Sir H. Parks, the En- glish Minister, was admitted few days be- fore we visited it. This park is very well kept, the grass green and the walks clean. I was speaking to the interpreter about the Tycoon's Fishing Ponds, and he said he had never been admitted to them. We think our Mount Auburn and Greenwood Cemeteries mark of our progressing civ ihzation when these Japanese have their Rural Cemeteries three hundred years old!
 No one is admitted to the Tycoons Pal ace, but we rode around it-a distance of seven milesi There are three meats and three walls, the Palace stands in the cen- ire. The outer moat is 100 feet wide, it's banks sloping down at an angle of forty five degrees. The wall, on the other side of the moat, is fifteen feet high, built of large stones without mortar earthquakes here-and on its top is beautiful hedge of pines behind which is a row of pine trees. We passed fhrough twolarge gateways with
 massive gates, all in regular military style, with guards and guard-houses; inside the second wall and second nioat, are the official quarters Isaw here many h6us- es of the Damios; long and well built; in one, in particular, built in the form of q square, Icounted fifty windows in one side. Just imagine what an army of 'retainers that Dainio must have brought with him, him. when he came up to live his year at Yedo. Such was the check the Tycoon had onsllis Princes. You see the houses of these Da- mics all over the city. It was thought that when the Tycoon was at Yedo,9 that the population of the city was over three mill ions, and that when he left, 100000 peo- pie left with him. The rule requiring the years residence of the Damios at Yedo is now rescinded, and the Tycoon is in the south of Japan putting down a rebellion. He has been very sick for the past week, and moi expected to live; but the officials never let the people know when a TycoonI is sick or when he dies, until new one is installed. This office is not hereditary, but is filled by the nomination of the great Princes. There are two Tycoons, az spirit ual and smporal The spiritual one is in fact g prisoner, not allowed to go out of his palace. No foreigner has ever seen him, and only . few of the Japanese He is called the Mikado The Tycoon has enz croached on his privileges till he has fiiazAdt- aAd fly confhed him to one of the large cities, and relieved him of all cares of state Yet no treatyh good without his sanction Tn fact, the ysspecsive duties of the Tycoon and the Nikado are not definitely under stood by foreigners. TT
 MT. Harris the American Minister who lnegoiat>d the treaty with Japan Wassas mitted c the inside of the Tycoon's Palace and I suppose the present Minister will be beforehe leaves The Castle stands on 2 hill and judging from the outside must n gs J be large and magnificent. Just think that Ilxith three high stone walls, wide meats A large entrances guarded by dop| b1e sdllssys there is not 2 single dsS
 bridge! All the bridges are stationary
 They have no lawyers in Japan yd H1
 get, on well. the common; IT ol ,;s
 seem happy and peaceable,- and tha
 lry prosperous. A Japanese dod5 8 rything in ? manner directly opp5
 to ours. He writes from right to left and pqpssdiciasrly; he makes his stables So that hesnters at the horses bead; car
 penter dra.ss his plane towards him and lS
 uses only-a single plane r all his work. | =, 5-T Tl .-T S 41 : cs M