The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-10-05

~ OEer more uenBnLS 10 IuuSt
who love a ramble DER hill
and dale than the Hakone dis
trict Of Japan. Its lovely
wooded lands and mountains, ringing
with the sound OF rills and rivers
cascades and waterfalls, make It a
veritable paradise for a holiday. A
railway journey OF two hours from
Yokohama brought US to Kozu. whence
we journeyed by electric car to Yu'
Z moto, the terminus Of the line. Here
We made q slight detour from the
main road, to see the cascade called
Tama-d are-no.taki Entering the pref
" gardens Of a tea.house, we were
Immediately taken In charge by little
shifting musumes, who, with many
bEws and much gigglIng at our bro
tsn Japanese sentences, toddled along
Gries the naples and led US to the
5tyt Of the falling waters. A hun
tyed feathery streams gushed from
sSe mountain.side, falling down the
sScly slope into a limpid crystal pool
ieelow, where huge gold carp we're
saziiy gliding about in shoals or loaf
Ing under the shade Of the bridges
and oyerhanging trees.
The road to Miyanoshita, through
the village Of Tonosawa, disclosed
fresh beauties at every turn as i
wound It's way up the moIntainside.
On the left was dense forest Of pine
and maple trees, and tall bamboos
with feathery leaves quivering in the
breeze; while on the right were the
steep slopes of the roaring Hayakawa,
down which scores Of stTeamlets
danced their way to the rushing wa
,tsrs below, There are many charm.
fng e9chrslons to be made from here,
but the favorite one Is that to Lake
Hakohe The road leads along the left
bank Of the Hayakawa for some dis;
lance, and thence strikes off up a
steep pathway into the Ashinoyu
mountains through the village from
which they derive their name. This
place is famous for the curative prop.
critics Of its sulphur springs Ash
inoyu is $500 feet above the sea, and
is always cool, even in the hottest
months Of summer.
lust before the lake comes into
view there are some famous carvings
TO be seen. The most interesting Of
these is an immense bas.relief, cut In
+. the face Of wall Of rock, Of Jizo,
the Buddhist god who watches over
the souls Of little children.
This image is said to be the work
Of Kobo Daishi, Buddhist saint who
lived in the eighth century, and he is
credited with having accomplished the
feat In a single night.
The surroundings Of Lake Hakone
are very beautiful, 1t nestles among
the hills, with the long street Of low
Kaia.thatched houses Of Hakone vii
lage at one end, near which is the
summer home Of the emperor, while
in the north Fujiyama's shapely crest
towers above the surrounding noun
tains, crowned with a diadem Of daz'
cling virgin snow. Walking through
the village, l was attracted by the
sign, 1.-THE Guide Book to Hakone,
in a cottage window. bought one
and found the little blue volume EN-
bellished with a golden outline Of Flu
tiyama so quantity interesting that
leave the rest Of the description OIL
this region to its author--a Japanese
and quote verbatim from the work
Speaking Of the beauties Of the place
and It's approaches, he says: owing
to toilsome ascent many dIfflcultie'
must be endured by travellers. The re
suit Of federation is pleasure. There
the imperial paalce stands, Hakont
Gongen, q shinto temple, adorns ttsel
with perpetual unchanging dress o.
forest; the ASH lake spreads the
face Of glowing glass reflected upside
down the shadow Of Full, which is the
highest, noblest and most glorious
mountain in Japan, and the mInera
hot springs warmly entertain this
guests coming yearly to visit Their
during summer vacation. The purit,
OF the air, the GOODNESS Of summer
days, and the fine view OF landscapes
are agreeable to all visitors; for thes,
facts. they do not know how is thu
summer heat and where is the epidem
ic prevailing" A little further on
and another expatiation on the qualit!
of the air, as follows: "Draughts o
pure air suspends no poisonous mix
ture, and always cleanses the dehle
ment Of our spirit. During the white
days the GOODNESS robs up all pleas
ures from our hands, but at the sun
mer months they are set free"
The beauty Of the view has appar
emily given wide scope for the full
power Of the authors imagination an,
opened up an opportunity for a I'm,
display Of expression and SMILES