St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-10-25

struction cost twenty-five million
yen, and is one of the most complete
| in the world of its kind This city
is noted for its cotton mills and
other factories and we'll may be
styled the Manchester of Japan.
Kobe, its neighbor, also at the head
of the Inland sea, is an important
port of over three hundred thous-
and population. 1t is from this city
that the steamers take passengers in
sailing through the Inland sea.
Kioto is city of about half mill
lion population and was formerly the
seat of government. 1t contains
many fine temples and shrines, a
beautiful park and is the seat of a
university. 1t also has many large
manufactures. Nara is reached
from here in about an hour by rail.
1t has a deer park of five hundred
tanned deer who come out to be fed
by visitors. 1t has a famous Shinto
temple approached through a double
line of three thousand lighted Ian
terms. 1t was once the seat of the
government.
Miyanoshita is one of the many
picturesque resorts of Japan. Here
are many hot springs and most de-
lightful scenery. Like Nikko it is
favor1te resort of tourists visiting
Japan. 1t is about five hours ride
from Yokohama by rail, tramway
and jinrikisha.
Nagoya is about three hundred
thousand population. Its chief pro-
auctions are cloisonne, porcelain
and fans. Here may be seen a quaint
old castle, constructed in 1910 al
most wholly of heavy wooden timber.
This castle is well worth visit from
it's quaint structure. A pair of dol
phins covered with solid gold scales,
glitter in the sun from the top
of this castle. These dolphins are
said to have cost seven million yen.
Biwa lake has a canal seven and
a half miles in length leading to XII
OTTO, with tunnel under a mountain
one and a half miles long, which
furnishes water for the mills at Kio-
to. This canal was opened in 1888
at cost of one million four hundred
thousand yen.
Attractive at Mike.
Nikko is one of the most attract
i've resorts in Japan. 1t is located
up in the mountains at an altitude
of more than two thousand feet and
here may be seen many interesting
temples and shrines. Here rest
many of the old shoguns. The
town is quite small, consisting of
one long street leading from the
railway station for about mile and
season are well filled with tourists
seasons are well filled with tourists
and residents of the various cities
of Japan who are seeking an out
ing for rest from the la
bors of the shop or Office. Six
or eight miles from here is located
the beautiful lake Chuzenji, and
near by is one of the largest copper
mines in the empire. Here is the
famous Sacred bridge, the passage
of which is denied to all but the
royal family. General Grant was
rendered permission to cross on it
during his visit but out of regard
for the common people of the nation
who were debarred the privilege, he
refused to do so. The vast growth
of maple trees surrounding this
town render it very attractive in the
autumn when the leaves are clothed
in their gorgeous colors. Here may
be seen on the street many shops
filed with ancient relics of the past
history of Japan, and they offer very
tempting attractions to the collector
of rich elf not rare) works of this
wonderful people.
At Gifu is to be seen one of the
most novel sights in Japan. 1T is.
cormorant fishing. These birds are
taken in boats to the fishing grounds
and perched on the sides of the boat
where they carefully scan the waters
and when a fish comes within their
reach they make a plunge and bring
their prey quickly to the surface,
when the boatmen with a gentle
squeeze of the neck compel the bird
to disgorge. These birds are very
expert and take from sixty to one
hundred fish in an hour
G.. H. COLBY.