Evening journal., 1905-05-09
INSIDE VIEW OF JAPAN
A Natives Description of Its
Cities, People and Flowers.
aow OUTDOOR NATURE Is LOVED

The People often Take Holiday,
SAYS n Japanese student, simply
20 view FIowers-Beauty and Great
Size of the wistaria-Osaka, the
Venice OF JRpan-Chrysanthem
Festivals.
Under the auspices OF the Working
mems club in Hartford. Conn, Tatsu
Tanaka. a japanese student at the
Hartford Theological seminary, recent
ly gave a talk on Japan at the Law
renee street school hall, says the Hart
ford Times. President William ].
Ryan Of the club presided.
Mr.. Tanaka spoke Of the love Of the
japanese for everything of an outdoor
nature and said that often they take a
holiday simply for the purpose Of view
ing flowers Yokohama, he said. is
. 4,30O miles from Vancouver and is the
principal port of entry in the empire.
It was an insignificant fishing village
in 1857. The principal pier is 1000
feet in length. Said the speaker: "Peo-
pie talk Of Japan as already half Euro
peanized. but within couple of hours
after landing you will find that Japan
has caprices Of fashion, but never
really changes. Here are all the pleas
ant little people you have known so
long upon fans and screens. Here is
the tiny japanese lady whom you left,
as you thought, on the lid Of the glove
box at home.
1T is eighteen miles from Yokohama
to Tokyo, and the distance is trav-
ersed by a railway built after the Eng
lish style. The emperor's palace is in
Tokyo and is a large and beautiful
structure. In ponds and trenches in
/ Tokyo are acres OF the beautiful iris
Wistaria is one Of the national flowers
1t is generally reared upon large trel
/ lises, arranged to cover long walks
] bridges or arbors in pleasure grounds
and gardens. The sprays Of its fiow
ers often exceed three feet IN length
while a hundred persons may rest un
der its shadow. and its stems grow tC
the thickness of a mans body. IT.
branches are used as cables.
osaka is the second city of Japan il
point Of size and considered by man,
to be the first in commercial impor
tance. 1t lies upon the banks Of thD
famous Yodogawa and is celebrated
as the military capital. In the six
teenth century the great Taiko in tn
short space Of two years built there tn
grandest fortress that japan has eve
possessed. Osaka has been called tn
Venice Of Japan, for on summer even
ings the two streams OF Yodogaw
are covered with boats floating hithe
and thlther, while their inmates enjo
the cool breeze from the river, til
sound Of music and the sparkle Of fire
works.
"When one speaks Of Japan he car
not forget its chrysanthemums, for nc
where else in the world are they S
plentiful and so beautiful II Is sal
that almost 500 varieties are raised 4
Japan. One can find, moreover, g
gantic flowers. microscopic flowers
plants Of single huge blossoms an
single plants Of COO to zoo blossom,
In November, 1902, in the imperial gal
den. Tokyo. there was one plant wit
1912 blossoms, each two and hal
inches in diameter On the occasiO
Of the chrysanthemum festival it
customary to wear a special dress, cal
ed kikigasane. purple outside and whit
inside. and 10 drink kikusa or sak'
i This festival has been PRACTICAL
merged into that of the emperor
birthday"