The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-10-14
Letter from Japan.

OSAKA. JAY -, 1874
EorroE OF rHs Gl,Exrrs; Dssr. ST. As VOC
expressed wish % hear fron Is, astsr We arrived
a. Japan, ard Is nv children are too busy
sss5yi5g japanese, &c 70 write, VII jOs down
tor y0e soue Of ny 6rss inpreSSio1S.
We reached this. our home. for The present.
Jest TIVE no0ths frou Houolula. without serioGs
aec5assi. havisg had mos, eocdiAI welcome 10
japan. At NOkObsna and Kobe and the sane
vas given Us here. These are splendid cities.
and na<s have had u4sy features 70 admire BE-
fare foreigners we're d0uieilsG 10 thea. boz they
have rup-0yed rapidly suce. as those parts OF the
cities in ~bloh foreigners RESIDE. testify.
The coontry Is grand enc ; q uogutaius. bills,
and valleys. or00ks. rivers and casz.s and yield
M abaadaatiy, almost syeryshiug sSSsuJiaI to
The comfort Of its i1bab;lauts-
R5cs, the great staple, covers nearly al the
land On each side Of he railroad t-or Kobe 70
Osaka about twenty uilssS aud Is vel IrriSstsd
and cultivated Swsss ard Irish potatoes. sscaSh-
IS, bees, cabbage. egg-pia1ts and cecuuoers
sweet eoru, beans, peas. peaches, ,Og good SIZE
and favor. plans. strawberries. ard other smzH
fruit are il The market. and a. moderate prices.
Also poultry and eggs. Fish are very p.snty.
Beet PORK. and mutton, rather scarce and dear.
Mheas. barley. ard b1ekwbeai. sre grcEu- But
fus -four, and butter, can Gully be bad frOu
abroad
Osaka, thosgh city Of half Filio0 iahs6i-
t4a:s. Is not picturesque IL appearance, It's site
being very levsl and yss It's 1aay water eogrses,
With their 80 bridges. IL s6d5Su to It's svsruiug
PoPglati0o. make it az Object Of great Interest.
Il Is 80 thoroughly iutsrsectsd By streams that
a shors wax II almost any 6irscsio1, briggs yog
% one- stood tbs noSoiss. On one bridge, ard
c0s1ted three or fosr Others, over the sane
stream. In Gee stream. or canal. In 1ot sure
Eb5ch. cozatsd tee sBaE steamers. ard great
many Jr1ks. coasters. s1d fishing bats. These,
except the steamers. abognd II al The ec1sftsra-
BE streams
he streets are ge1sraly barrow and crooked
The houses are contiguous. ard covered With
tiles perhaps three quarters q an inch thick. Of =
dark slate color. occasioBaily the eO1sPieuogs
EDGES are plastsrsd shi;s- Many Of the streets
are paved. With broken tiles SET On the edge. and
% close together as 10 be very frn, and the nd
de Of the street Is bttls elevated Tie g1ttsrs
are oFts1 uaSe Of sto1e boIloEed cot for the rar-
pose. and Ea1ksd ca each si5e with Ioog STRIPS q
the sane Hsoee they are easily kept clean
There are a few opeu spaces. with here aud there
4 roble tree I saw oce about three feet iu dia-
z-s.ar. ard sly O. zixtg sees hisb. = species Of
pius, I think. They have piue, eeiar. eanPbcr.
al6 vzrrogs other krnis Of timber Piurk<bas
are very uauero1s. Al Eag.sbnaH here tho1ghi
there night Be IOee0 il tbs city. May og
tasu are very baadsone, beng neatly painted,
ard vanished. and boG1d and Ornamental with
brass; and ksps bright a1i clear The BODY is
Ike very snail se-key. ard CO low wheels
They are oetsa Used to carry burdens, As vel as
p1ssengsrs. and AZ very cheap rate The best
Of then are very Comfortable vehieiez bit most
% them are too snail Il Is g1iss I1icrous. &c see
Is as ofteo Go, asa EIsh9uI b. Or Pants. riii1g
il then Yours very tru,E- 2 J. GCITcx-