The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-04
BEAUTY SPOTS
IN OLD JAPAN.
MISS COLEMAN WRITES FROM
THE LAND OF NIPPON.
HAVING A GOOD TIME
Montana Girls Taking in the Sights
Of the Empire, Where They are Re
ceived Graclously on All Sides
Curious Customs Of the People.
From Thursdays Daily.
~ r.,. A.

From Thursdays Daily.
Toxic, Aug. IL, 1908.
To The Gazette:
Words fail to express the delightful
time / am enjoying here in Japan. We
arrived In Toxic on the seventh after
spending several days in hippo, one
Of the beauty spots of Japan.
Everything at hippo. except the
Pine Tree avenue, is dainty and fas-
einating, rather than grand and splen-
did, but its dainty charm grows upon
eae.
While there we went through a num-
Der of temples. We visited the tenn
pies Of Iyeyasu, Iyemitsu and Tuta-
ara and also the five-storied pagoda
which we enjoyed immensely. Then
We were taken to see the sacred horse.
This particular horse is greatly ven
Grated by the Japanese. By giving
y penny to the old man in charge
q miniature plate containing seven or
eight beans is given to the horse. The
sacred horse stamps with rage II you
pass without giving an Offering.
After seeing the temples we went
into the business district to see the
shops which we found stocked with
carvings, embroideries and curios.
The next morning we started out
for q trip up to Lake Chuzenyi which
is 1875 feet above the sea. We had to
get out Of our jinrickishas and walk
part Of the way and after some hard
climbing reached the lake. After
resting we had tiffn, which tasted
good after our hard climbing.
We then proceeded to the lake,
where we spent a greater part OF the
afternoon boat-riding. Kegon Falls.
the most sublime of all the water
falls of hippo looked very beautiful
at sunset, as we passed it on our way
back to the hotel. It has a sad at
traction for the brain-sick youths of
Japan. In spite Of the policemen and
detectives posted there, many elude
their w~atchfulness and hurl them
selves over the falls. 1t is over 250
feet high.
Gammango-Fuchi was one of the In
teresting things we saw. 1t looks
very much like q cemetery. There are
rows Of statues set out in the grass,
many Of them very old. They are
called Buddas and people worship
them. They are posted with strips Of
paper, supposed to be prayers Of the
natives.
While in hippo we witnessed the
arrival Of the crown prince. The
next day we leftsf for Toxic, the capital
city Of Japan.
Toxic is a very pretty place with its
wide streets and large buildings.
We. have visited the parks, mu-
seums and temples. We visited Mr..
Okura's private museum, which is
considered the best in Japan. He has
many curios which he collected from
old temples.
Miss Isumura, a little Japanese
maiden, who is interested in all for
eigners, showed us through many
places of interest. One which raj
Of special interest was q large depart
ment store which employs 600 clerks.
We were shown through the store and
then taken to the resting room, where
We were served ice cream and fruit.
AS they were very anxious that we
should have a genuine Japanese tiff
I'm, we were shown into the dining
room where we partook Of soup, rice
and fish eaten with chop sticks which
was very hard for is to do.
From there we were taken into the
strdio where we donned Japanese
costumes and had our pictures taken
with the manager and his son. Be-
fore leaving the store we witnessed
. tea ceremony which was very In
teresting. We then wound our way
back to the hotel. feeling delighted
With out first day in Toxic.
We were awakened this morning by
IRE crackers and gongs and looking
OFT saw a procession going down the
sect. It hapse, ed to be a Chinese
funeral on its way to catch an ea-'s
aorning train.
Today has been very miserable, q
steady rain being on since morning.
SO We were unable to go out sight
seeing and We girls spent the day In
reading and writing letters.
We leave early in the morning for