The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-06
SCENES NEAR YOKOHAMA.

very anc1snt e+rnes kept 81 TIRE imperial
ra5ace. uut afterwards 10 was removed %
the ersy.Gcs 81 E@e. where q spec2za shrine
sxae erected. and % each generation q
member Of the imperial family = appoint
ea % be ssse principal guardian Of the en-
fssua FSrgfn ne fEnae of It's removal % Ise.
more nan c1e shrine has been erected ln
she prov.nce q the empire. and a mirror.
5 which IS a copy % sne emblem. Is kept a.
each SHRINE The shrine on Iseyama vas
erected in ST 10 impress more strtngiy
Than eyer upoE Ehe Yokohama people. z'ao
rad been governed directly By the Teka-
eawa Sssoguna tlI their downfall. that
( fhesr real Lard IS the emperor. A. the
entrances OF the shrine <aere stand TWO
huge xakes, consisting OK two pillars and
spg9 b4auss called tor4-a (5.Tds nes1l.
vghea the Emperor Jlmmu, by the CON-
rsana cs ArnaterasE, OrnIkaraz. began 60
people che Land ard govern X, there were
some osss-inafs. reoeaious sAvages. with
/ whom <n4 emperor wazea war, In enc bat
sle of WHOA MS elder brother fell. The
eusperur became deSpon3ents when a large
bird q the shape OF an eagle or q klEa
came Gown from me heavens and pegcEed
on the imperial bow. The bird was OK
golden color, from which eEnanated golden
light The emperor. encouraged by this
glorious omen, marched against the en-
envy, VINO, dazzsed By the light. could not
face the imperial army. and were com
pletely Suo5ugated- The tort4 81 the en-
trance OF the shrine commentaries this
incident Other Sa.nto ehrines have tor!1
also 20 mark that the karni honored there
are IN xhe spiritual army OF the anc.eDS
emperor, protecting the land. Passing che
tors-i and ascending rne stone steps We
are led to the shrine. In which a copy OF
the mirror Of Ise 10 kept The mirror.
when the emperor sees II. shows Ms i'm
peFisl person. who Is descended by an IN
broken line from the first ancestor, and re-
minds nm OF the ancestral commandments
20 love the people as his family. Nhen
the people see IL, II shows them themselves
as the offspring and memorial OF their
royal ancestors who lived under the beney-
oisut rule OF the fasherly empsrors. ana
reminds them 10 love their fatherland and
their emperor. AT the same time 1t ena-
bles everyone 20 see and Enow ones self,
which - the first prin1rle OF practical
philosophy.
The mirror is not deghed: It is simply a
keepsake Of the inperi al ancestors. jap
aEesa bow down not ~ the mirror. but 10
the memory Of the emperors. The ground
where the shrine at Jseyama stands COM
9nauds a beautiful view OF the bay and
town At the eft OF the shrine monu-
ment Is erected to the memory Of those
who fell hghtIng under the imperial BAN
ner IN quelIing the Saigo rebellion in ls77.
In spring, plum and cherry blossoms I'll
the air with sweet fragrance. and Viewed
from afar, the hin seems as IL covered
with pink -colored snow. A festival Is kept
annually by the whole town or Yokoh anna
on May Is.
The shrine. o San no Mlya. stands IN
a wood. and is dedicated to the memory
of "a damsel named o San. In olden times
when the larger part of the present Yoke
hama was marsh and quagmire, several
persons undertook TO convert il into cu-
tivabIe land. but all failed till there ap-
pezred a man named Yashida kambei. a
native OF Yashida, in the province OF Mi
kawa. and dealer IN timber. He planned
& strong dixie. 2l.S0o feet in height, to In
close The marsh and 10 fiji IN the Enclosure
with earth brought from the hills in the
neighborhood. His first attempt failed.
and the second also, but he dd not give
up the work. lie tried and failed over and
over till the eighth time, when he resolved
70 complete the work or die a bsggar, for
the former failures brought on him great
ruin Tie called together his friends and
employees and had q long consultation on
the matter At last they came 70 the con-
eIusion that the spirits or the earth and
the sea were wroth at the audacious at
tempt of Kam6ei, and 70 appeaSe them II
was necessary TO erect a hitobashira ehu-
man postl. that IS 70 say. 70 put human
being Into an alr-tight box, and bury him
over him. but VINO VIII be the victim %
Il was asked. The whole assembly were
dumb. and shook their heads. Kambei was
willing TO offer himself but II he were
. buried. there would be none 10 undertake
the work. and HIS death would be no bet
Ger than the death OF hungry dog Gnu
JIM. a dogs death. as they call 10. He
was sorely grieve6. At this juncture. a
daTnsei. O San by name. aged Is. stepped
Into the assembly. 20 the surprise Of all,
and walking 10 Kambei'S seat, bowed down
before him. and said: My lord I have
been az thu back OF the assembly and
heard all your oonsuha alton. cannot bear
20 see you in sorrow. so I offer myself.
Make me the victim I was an orphan
child when you were IN Mlkawa II Is you
that saved me. and have brought me Up as
your servant. The life I have lived since
has been your gift, You are my second
father. Mv own parents gave me birth.
ard you my life am glad to offer n for
your sake. and for the good or all Your
sorrow IS more painful 20 ne than death.
and yeur fov my heaven. DO not hesftat.
% bury ne. but complete your work"
Kamhsi fun Of tears. lifted her ND by tire
hand. and tried TO express his S0rrowf1i
thanks, but could not. his heart being too
much moved. He worshlpef her. Then
his employees and friends thanked and
praised her and tOld her that her name
should be sacred 20 them ard their chill
aren forever. The human post was made
From that tire The sea was gentle. and
the earth ohedient. The work was COM
piefed in 1Fsa Nomhe erected a shrine IN
tho d8msei's homer. and named n o San
~ Mfya. which & bears 20 tnis day and
called the rewiy-rsade land Yosh'da Shin
der. ar the New F-ge,d Of Youhi8a The
ground extends from the ishskawa canal
20 the Noge hil anS from Ots - the 0ai5a
river. on September rs avery YEAR a fas-
t,val = celebrated in o Sans honor by al
/ Who I've n shat part OF the town.
curious s>ory s. told In connection
WIKI q San no M}ya- One day when san
was = chud. IN MIkawa. she was PLAYING
Under a peach tree En- a fiax field She
ssw r. fallen peach. anA as she STOPPED 70
pick 6 up. a spear - FAX pierced one q
her ewes ard made n blind Hence. not a
single TAX nor peach tree grows even II
planted. Upon the ground for which she
sacrificed herself and the heir % the
Xcsaida Kamhei family Is always singh
eye1. the present master being an example
of ere case.
+ Tae Tiae-bell e. hung in tower On Tire
NCEe hiH. ar fseyau1s. near the shrine OF
haufuEu. IL s. a large bronze bell rl1nx
or rather struck wlsh a beam hung hort
zontsily 50 50 20 form right angle with
the bell The beam "a moved ~ a rere SO
as . strike the bel with ore ~ It's ends
TIE tower and the ben are cared for Ny
ths town assembly, aus-ia1 Waterman
having ~ En charge. A. each hour the hpu
ls struck Sc many tin.es as ne number
81 TIA hour. =. &. one ~ I o'clock. two
~ two c'cleck csc. bat az every hour
three strokes ara given a. the hNrfrnsnr
80 cad attention. The three announcing
strokes are called syitexane Cost strokesl
So they an est e7rsrsnsx q a. -.,-,tn.- -