Part 3 (2/2)

[Ill.u.s.tration: PLATE VII

Great Bronze Torii, Nikko.

These Torii or Gates Form the Most Characteristic Feature of j.a.panese Landscapes. They Are Always of the Same Pattern But Infinite in Variety of Decoration]

[Ill.u.s.tration: PLATE VIII

Stone Lanterns, Kasuga Temple Park, Nara.

A Remarkable Collection of Lanterns Which Line the Avenue Leading to the Temple. In This Park Many Tame Deer Wander, Their Horns Being Cut Once a Year in October]

[Ill.u.s.tration: PLATE IX

Religious Procession, Kyoto.

This Gives a Good Idea of a Familiar Sight in all j.a.panese Cities. Many of the Standards Carried in These Processions are Very Beautiful, With Silk Streamers of Many Colors]

[Ill.u.s.tration: PLATE X

Scene on Ca.n.a.l, Kyoto.

None of the Houses That Line This Ca.n.a.l Are Elaborate, But All Have Balconies Adorned With Dwarf Trees and Plants in Pots of Many Colors. This Is One of the Most Picturesque Scenes in All j.a.pan]

[Ill.u.s.tration: PLATE XI

Street Scene in Kobe.

This View Shows the Low Two-Story Houses, With Overhanging Balconies, the Enormous Gilded Signs and the Absence of All Horses in the Street.

This Street Scene Is Typical of All j.a.panese Cities]

[Ill.u.s.tration: PLATE XII

A Group of j.a.panese Schoolboys. These Faces, Full of Life and Mischief, Are Typical of Young j.a.pan. About the Only Faces in j.a.pan Free From Lines of Care Are Those of School Children. When Over Sixteen the Face of the j.a.panese Becomes a Mask Which Conceals All Emotions]

[Ill.u.s.tration: PLATE XIII

j.a.panese Peasant Group by the Roadside.

These Country People Show Keen Curiosity in Regard to the Foreign Tourist but They Are Always Courteous]

[Ill.u.s.tration: PLATE XIV

Scene in Large Private Garden, Kyoto. This Old Capital of j.a.pan Is Noted for Its Many Beautiful Gardens, With Ponds Well Stocked With Goldfish and Crossed by Miniature Bridges]

[Ill.u.s.tration: PLATE XV

Iris Bed at Horikiri, near Tokyo. This Flower Resort is the Scene of Many Pilgrimages in June When the Irises Are in Full Bloom]

[Ill.u.s.tration: PLATE XVI

Private Garden, Kamakura.

This Gives a Good Idea of the Arrangement of a j.a.panese Garden. To the Influence of the Garden is Ascribed the j.a.panese Love of the Beautiful in Nature and Art]

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