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


Yokohama. NOV. g-Reiying on tire ex-
retsnt little handbook presented 20 each
guest 81 the Grand hotel. OF which Louis
.EppInger, vel known about san frsfc1s-
- Portland ard the Sound, j. the wide
anake manager, ] have gathered some
sats % infornra sion about points OF special
Interest IL and around Yokohama
ssn.reuvaTrsA celebrated for the hne
view. can be reached either by the steep
stone stairs OF hundred steps, that 4ead
from the erd Of Aoiomaehs, or ~ an cas-
ter road that leads from the middle OF
Motomachi. ~ the upper end Of The hum
dred steps there IS caaya tfea house,
called Futita. which Is TIE oldest estab-
lizAmsnt OF the kind In Yokohama. and IL
freqBsnted b. foreign officers, ladies and
gentlemen. fg1ita IS the only lea house
tn Yokohama where ladies' and gentlemen
may go II Is a sort OF club for weai bred
foreigners. Here the visitor can get an
extended view or Yokohama and the bay.
surrounded By the Tokaido hills Ike
beautifully varfegated screens In the
western sky, above the hills. there sp-
pears, when the weather Is clear, the gio-
Tsous peak OF Futlyama, clad IN snow.
The tea-house derives its name from the
usak The visitor IS served by respecta-
bic female Attendants. and can have a
cup OF tea a glass Of wine. or other SIM
pls refreshment. A. one end OF the long
hsnch there asay happen 10 be an old man,
sitting penslvaly considering the difference
hHtwAan the Old and the modern foko-
hanna. II the visitor asks him 10 tell some
tales OF OLD, he viii be likely 20 hear the
following. I'm times OF yore when SEN
geuyaFna was called TakatayaEna, there
WAS on IL a shrine dedicated to Inart, the
god OF harvest. On his festival day me
Village young naen danced and the maidens
al. y.r.E # 80 -
was deep DEN. In which an old fox, re-
pufed 20 have lived for centuries, made
hiz abode. He was the pet servant or
InArf He took care OF the families OF the
village, and guarded the fields nom other
wild animals. When there Was 20 happen
a sorrowfui event IN tbs village. such as
FIRE, peg1ileuce, or the death or one OF
the Villagers who had been born In the
place the Tex would know Il beforehand
and cry aloud 10 caN the attention OF the
whole village TO the sorrow that was soon
10 hefan. Some dozens OF years ago the
shrine VAS removed 10 another place and
the den Was Allied. The shrine We see now
on the spot was brought there Afterwards
from gsae village field and IL dedicated 10
KakuyashIne, the goddess of Futiyama.
Hut the fox stan lives and haunts tho
place. not forgetting his ancient cares, the
old village families. lie sta cries aIoaa
AZ the approach Of their sorrow. There
are come who have seen him. and say .ss
tail Is divided Into branches. each having
a thirk white end. and his eyes dart az
rows Of shining hight" Ths first stranger
She visited the tea house Fnjisa, was
Commodore Perry. who wrote, poem on
- japanese fan. and tried 20 play some
Japanese airs % "a koto taarp), The tan
was Iast bg IRE a few years Afterwards,
b,st tie harp. since named "Commodore's
Harp" IS stIa preserved In the house,
whseA vas rebuilt on tho old place.
Among the many other visitors who
came after the commodore may bc men,
toned Vice Admiral Putiaue, ths nrst
ambassador % Russia. Prince % Italy,
Trince OF Wasss' tSo sons. Grand Duke
~ Russia. Duke % Edinburgh, Maha-
ralah of Johore. emperor % Brazil. etc.
When Gen Grant came e Japan be came
fNlca 50 she fs1t 81 the HuDdred Steps,
meaning 20 vlsH TIE Tea house, but was
prevented both ua1es from waking up Tho
s-Afrs IS ssrun9 wtBds an4 rain. He sent
sff4 secretary. Mr.. AeuRE. % tac house 10
sxpress his regrets The house a present
zauks gsther oid. Bat X q carefully pre-
served in that Farm as e memorial OF the
NIustr4aus pefssuaEes who have visited IL.
sFhs tea house IS Uniaus o. SIS End, and Is
.sfsa fFam gnogAinE 70 II 30 O'Clock y. m.
japanese ainnsrs. nusic ant the dancing
~ Erlsaa can b. BAD AZ short notice. Ia
the summer ~ 1855 japanese circus nlan
ard hls daughter rode ap the Hundred
down standing on his head on the horse.
ana holding an enen fan % hts toes. The
nran We wers told. had made vow 30
fH3a On harsshack SIP the stene steps %
every Nhriwe of every place ~ visited. as
slEu AZ ais earnaSlaess IA asking The
divine mercy on tie success o. his basl-
mesa
Anather plsce q interest 10 tAa AmeFi-
esa v.slter O. tae ancient mound IN the
EuttnA states naval h9sE3ta3. " Ben
aFtnemataus 1nrlsano eeeaass nrst snO-
sun. IN ltss and Gxcd hts residence Ia
kamakura. q heCaWe the second cspitM
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Noksshsf,aa. tncEeaed ia Ishlkswa-fuura
ana bssaaEsna 20 tae taFisdief5oa % the
kuraA district al that tlma. VAS IRE
nasnNy ~ sha asMurA4 and ID lmyo ct
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Nas egeue8 20 foreign trs4e, when two
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