, 1881-07-03

= SO Suca:essut- a4aee Sst!s tutEs -
building Of a large castle IN tnls important posi-
uon with many professions OF irlendsu1p aliu ~
means OF munlhcent gt1ts succeeaeu III lttnns "
co1llug splenaor at k!oto, thereby founding
what are now known US Tue cohsGM.uai ~ a.i oulu
ings Of Ni$hi HouEan ~ thAt CITY. Inc aeata VI
on the part OF iyeyasa OF tne o!snnaa!t1,t % Gu; n n
who WAS thus assisted tn lnstituln& 1ne rival
monastic buildings ot lligtsnf ltongl1n. for
several centuries those centFAl cstApi1samenLS
OF tho Eastern HonEan surpassed III nlaxniH-
cencc those OF their western c9alFercs. out
succession Of devastating connnsr.uon7 nsas
left them little but their beautiful grounds t1d
replaced them In a secondary posluon. Inc
grand rebuilding projects towards whlch MANY
provinces and espeolax ahs o. ~ W. niicr.
taken in restoring Hixashl Honsnh5l to lts
former grandeur. ,.,,,; - >-,..,
nonennji, as founded under the patronage M Of
Taikosuula, remuln one of the 1h9St @ nlstosiGiy
interesting groups III japan; Ihese 1ncluae
Buddha and called Amidd-do. nnd the other 81 81
cred to the founder ot the seer anu gong ~ tne
name Of ka'sd,ao Inc 1oEer r. phn ssynn nn
ina1e Of the petty po{trnts tnro 9, .no Hesgn
fathers OF the faih-two Indian, tnree 9 Iainese.
and Two 1latavc-a!so portraat " t"g gTe11 4
buddh.st propasator. Sno"u nio,, .,''';,.t 'T ,ha
tho TWO rival houses Ihouen pracucint1t 'ne
shi:s his patronage the Ka!san-do md Aa1Aida; do
have both rcccIveo cnMstoe'Is sn "a xxx ti'1
during the years ltSo ana .''S q; - lote
with general interest is tue jaooct pn!ace any
stands the Hlunknka. one 81, 81 tn"Se pea5use e,
p!nces for tea drinking and iu1G en!os insm. @ 81
popular IL tho otSs OF N's ~ ,ii,! T.;
patron. This teA-1Hllacc. tue oiuest puaiuuiS ~
tho monastery. hau Dceh orielHa|l3 c!eGten ~
IaikOsa1na a. his own summer resort AZ Jur1lku,
and WIS III those days once @ noreu ~ ,,' s,3t.
frun tho Emperor himscH. lne tIa''steaie'lec II, a.
Of dwelling us Il Eift apart IRON tne cstale ~
which it s1nnds. Incompatible Us 1t may oH Win
nur European iueas, IS In no vase lncousstcH1
with custom nor t1npracticab'e IN Japati> ana
this light picturesque structure was nccurdanSy
handed over"s marx OF 1avi'r u LII ane .'.a a..t-
ganjE ccnObite5 u erect upon their own cotse
cratcd rrounls- Two ice-c"d tprnes snpply
the water, which. Carried In tncandcrns streams
Nmiu r0ckeries ana bencAta fancy uri"9eS,
terminates in a deep fsh-ponu encffcinR tne
buiidmg,-a three-storied construction III grad
uaiiy rcccding stagc5-wh''se "laate Mn"uei s,1,a,
walls and roofs ot shlugle time ms me'lo"ea
to I'LL asst en- gray Within. tho old steam pain
which ili,.e,oshi ts said to have nscti. tne yen
er;lblc written tablets which hang IN ulney
framcs frou, the ceiling, nnd tho ladcd paintings
OH walls und slides, testify TO Inc Vertau!e
antiquity OF this picturesque pile me Aooot
Fnl;acc lis 1t has been thought appropriate to
style the official residence OF the Chief q tn1s
religious establishment, Is one OF those uul'ti
iurs which have always existed IN cohtlccuon
with large aobcys. and which supply we'll pre-
served examples Of the more injurious eiaso "
domestic abodcs. The larger t;lsnlki OF eFii. r..
ians have many OF them been replaced oJ
ula1,siol,s of foreign type. whilst others have
undergone Internal changes so colnp!ete As ~
rob them Of ull Interest 10 tho ArtiSI
or antiquarian Parts Ut the pniace ~
kiOto. the present temporary pilacc lok1o. AHo
certain rooms in the castle buildings o1 Osstka,-
nuw the kioto. o.Fucho,-provtde other rare e1-
u,nples pf tho ornjt1rencD of domestic as dis