The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-05-29
MED1AEvAL JAPAN IN MODERN DAYS.


Nippon throw the Japanese back temporarily
Of period when the Shoguns
the land and the Mados actual deites sacred to
speak When Togos dradnoughts pounded the Russian
feet the Japan Sea- the world was amazed at the words
Of the grim seadog in announcing the greatest naval triumph
modern days He FASTENED credit the victory to the spirits q
the sns 81 the Empire doomed n salute & the new Emperor the
general Of Japan calmly sought death ancient rite the
OF Port Arthur barking back his last to the
propngs Of centuries long dead dying painful death BY his own
hand desperate effort to recall to the nation the old spirit Of
personal devotion to the throne that he saw fading the era Of
Today IS the shock by
Dowag Empress that has turned the face Of Japan towards the
past Next leaders succeed will
be Koto Of the Emperor Yoshho Although
be another years before his fully enthroned The
Of the festivities which had been arranged
for the coming fall bemoaned by the whole Japanese people, but
the death Of the Dowage Empress necesstates long period Of
ona mourning and i aesegous thing e use az the
bart Of the coronation ritual had been observed prior to the
death Empress Dowage however The Imperial
had been duly notified that the planned for the
coming fall and upon the death the Dowage Empress the
their srines notified that
ceremonies would be deferred until 1910.
In Toothe Emperor himself made the before
the Imperial the palace This is the sacred of the
shnes where the spirit Of the grand OmIm
goddess Of the SUM- is enshned Here also the three sacred
symbols Of throne the Mirror sword
shaped jewel around each of which the tradition that they
were all handed down by the goddess OF the sum- the Imperial
grand her grandson. Ningnomkoto the
Of the er descent the island empire from the heavenly region
When the goddess conferred these her grandson
she oemny told him to respect them and enshne them in the
palace y
She told him that the sacred mirror (Which was the most import
Of the three representing the spirit Of the goddess should
as he would the spirit Of his grandmother The treasures
handed down Emperor Jimmu the first Of the imperial line
through hye dynase and then to the Emperor the sym
Dol Of the throne
sword treasures has romantic
history In the dim prehistoric days the brother of Amaerasu
Omami who very deity came
the Island Empire being driven out from the heavenly region BY
happened kill very big which been
ng the people and found tail Returning
bestowed her grandson together with jewel
The jewel last Of the sacred aso-be
eved to have been made the time of the goddess by
her followers but description of the jewel available Thai
sacred secret Of the sanctuary.
The ceremonies this imperial sanctuary impressive AL
Of the participating officials in full dress chambns
ana court sue seng aIea ~ ancient ceremonial COS
ceremonies and Count Waaabe household minister
try followed by chamberan who carried the sacred symbols Al
Empress entered equal pomp escorted BY nume
ladies and prncesse and Baron Hara vice chief Of the
corohation commission
When all seated Emperor place
the sanctuary and after making bow read address
forming the ancestral souls Of the date Of the coronation
The Empress also went before the shrine followed order by
Of the members Of the imperial family making the obeisance
Similar ceremonies conducted before the shrnes Of KoedeT
and Shnden with the Emperor participating and Imperial
the time despatched to other shrne
Of the original ceremonies repeated to the Impera
the posponement Of the another
There is in all this mummey than desire make
display effort the OF the Imperial Court and the nob
y 20 show themselves parts spectacle The message
Admiral Togo that thrilled anxious nation the death Of Genera
Nog that awoke frenzy Of admiration from every Japan
the sonny Of the funeral that Toxic and Koto
Just witnessed and the elaborate preparations that under
for the postponed coronation OF the Emperor have poa
gnhance deep not deeper than their religious significance
These things done and being done the
tide Of socialism repubcansm and political that rising
throughout the Empire and having dsqueng effect upon thu
ruling classes Heavy taxation government
avagance Of officials with no end in sight to the multiplying
expenditures being resented BY the popuace
is much widespread than judged fully OUTSIDE
Of Japan itself II
Thus barking the poppng up Of the exist
ing governmental conditions commencing with incras
education of the and with the weakening Of the grip
Buddhism and shnosm have had the Of the people
There is method in the madness that the gea
papers Of Japan to refer dead lng
prompts and scholars and thinkers accept as raona
the doctrine Of the divinity the sovereign that extos
breaches yeneaton portrait There method in the madness
but whether the method will be effective remains for tn
future to tell