St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-16
DON'T THINK YOU KNOW TT ALL,
BUT TAKE a .RESIDENT'S
ADVICE.
PLEASANT AND CHEAP TOUR
If YOU KEEP 0UTN OF THE HANDS
OF FHE INHoCENT-LoOA-
ING INTERPRETERS.
DON'T GO THERE TO GET RICH.
Some Wholesome Hints Regard
ing the Orient From IL Globe
Correspondence.

Mr.. r. Van Bergen, correspond
ent of the G o b e, on his way to
Japan, stopped here and gave the
following interesting interview to a
G o b reporter. We quote our cor
respondents own words:
Back on my way to the old camp
ing ground! Attractive as Japan Is, a
visit of however short time to Gods
own country is recuperative and
pleasant, even if business be its sole
purpose. This is the place TO give a
few hints to those intending TO visit
Japan. If you are in a hurry and
money is no object to you, go by the
Canadian Pacific steamship line. If
you don't care about time or money,
the voyage by way of the Sandwich
islands is the best. But if you do care
about time and money, the Northern
Pacific route will economize both.
a visit to Japan is not expensive,
especially considering the relative
value of money in both countries.
Here everything is on a gold basis; in
Japan silver is king. The Grand hotel
in Yokohama, the principal resort for
tourists, charges s. a day, but it is
silver, which means about $3.50 of our
coin. The Imperial hotel, in Toxic,
charges the same. But if you wish to
see Japan and really enjoy the visit,
1t is nonsense 10 remain in Yokohama.
The distance from the seaport to the
capital is about eighteen miles, and,
as no one is ever in a hurry in Japan,
the railroad carries you over in the
incredibly short time of from forty
five minutes TO an hour. Go to the
Toxic hotel. 1t Is not as imposing
looking as the Teikoku QmperiaD, but
you have home comforts and really eX-
cellent meals. for So silver, or about
$3.50 a day Then, if you are a sub
scriber to this paper and can establish
your identity as such, come to the
writer and 1 will put you in the way
of seeing Japan. Avoid interpreters.
These little JapS, with their exquisite
bowing and broken English, can size
you up in no time, and will steer you
to silk and curio stores, not from phil
anIhropic or patriotic purposes, but
with the we'll established idea that
charity begins at home, in other
words, for the money there is in it.
If you must make purchases, wait un-
til you know something of the differ
ent values. You, as a tourist, will be
popular in Japan. Most visitors. and
especially Americans, are extremely
liberal in their dealings with native
merchants, and your popularity will
Increase as you show yourself infiu-
enced by their wiles. Don't think that
YOU know it ALL Experienced old resi-
dents. and there are very few who
have not paid heavily for their eX-
perience, maintain that one of our
Jewish friends equals three Christians
In cunning: one Chinaman is match
for three of the tribe of Abraham; but
the innocent-looking Japanese can
walk around nine Celestials with
one eye shut, and make them
feel exceedingly raw by the time
he has completed the circle.
II makes a real smart Yankee open
his eyes after his first lesson in Jap
anese business methods. j. D. Han
bury. OF California, a man who has
foated more schemes and made and
lost more fortunes than any three
men I ever met, felt like a fish out of
water when he sold his watch factory
to the Japs. They had him and they
squeezed him, bowling and smiling all
the while, but the squeeze was un-
comfortably tight. He is a heavy
weight, is Hanbury, for up to the
time that he struck Japan to catch the
world by the tail, the other fellow had
done the sweating and things had been
very pleasant for J. D. But this time
the other fellows grew fat and Han
oIn n
at last he succeeded in wriggling out
of Yokohama. This time my old
friend had the experience and the Jap
anese the shekels. Meet him in San
Francisco and propose any scheme to
Hanbury, and the chances are that he
will &c in: but mention Japan in con-
nection with it, and take a snap shot
at his jolly features and you will have
the most typical expression of dis
gust the human face can assume.
But enough of this. If you escape
the steamship pool octopus and give a
wide berth to the willy Interpreter, the
expense of visiting Japan is really
moderate Four dollars United States
coin day will amply cover all ex-
penses. The entrance fee to the great
temple IN Shiba is &c sen 40 cents). The
Imperiaf museum III Uyeno park
charges 2 sen q cent: the geological
garden has the same charges But
nearly all the sights are free. Take a
jinrikisha by the day for 80 sen (25
centsl. and after taking in the hack
neyed sights make excursions to Oil,
where old Japan in the shape of tea
houses and muszme (girls) blend with
the modern as seen in the large brick
paper mills with their unsightly CHM
neys. Visit HoTi-K -Kiri, Kameido, Hori-
noji: these trips will take you through
every quarter Of the immense capital.
You viii see the poorest quarters with
out abject poverty and the Imperial
court with it's gold-lace covered at
tendants. You will see more and know
more of Japan than the average tour
ist, whose time flies between the Grand
hotel bar and the no less exciting and
costly Geisha (singing girD hunting,
and you will enjoy a thoroughly re-
Operative visit instead of returning
with the fact that Japan is high
old country, but it is little bit too
fast for me-
Of course you will go to Nikko,
with it's magnificent avenues, temples
and toplbs; to Miyanoshita, it's COM
Portable hotels and grand scenery;
to kioto, the old capital, now the CEN